highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
to leave a dish half-eaten
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
imitation Japanese vellum
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
new menu item; new dish on a menu
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
explanatory notes (at the start of a book); introductory remarks; usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary); legend (on maps, drawings, etc.)
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
colored pencil; coloured pencil
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
living by oneself; living alone
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
English conversation; school for English conversation
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
overall; general; as a whole
color scheme; colour scheme
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers