room for growth; potential; promise
Iwashiro (former province located in the west of present-day Fukushima Prefecture)
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
high fashion brand; designer brand
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
clientele; customer stratum
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
private affairs; personal matter
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
impudent; shameless; brazen
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman