three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
as a child; when one was a child
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
extremely; terrifically; super
drama; play; powerful drug
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
correction; revision; amendment
transactions; dealings; business
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
front; frontage; facade; main
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to attack; to assault; to assail
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)