to use X as a selling point
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
free (of charge); gratuitous
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
one's post; place of work; workplace
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
recently; lately; these days
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable