porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
many; numerous; various; large number of
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
first-rate; finest quality; the best
foreign; abroad; overseas
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp