serious look (on one's face); straight face
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
very much; very many; more and more
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
studying abroad; studying overseas
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning