development; exploitation
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
Kyoto-style side dish; meal of side dishes
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
thorough; exhaustive; complete
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
highest grade; superlative degree
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
armed forces; military; troops
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
president (of a society); chairman
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
central part; heart (of a city)
fish-based cooking; fish dish
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
vitality; (one's) life force