white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
walking briskly; determinedly
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to develop into a serious incident
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
foreign enemy; outside invader
just because; even if; even though
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
on duty; at work; while working
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to approach; to draw near
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to fight with swords; to cross swords
street at night; making a night journey
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath