honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
reaching; attaining; arrival
these guys; these fellows
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
ratio; proportion; percentage
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
pistol; handgun; revolver
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream