establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
set meal; special (of the day)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to satisfy one's appetite
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
such; this sort of; like this
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
something small; something petty; trifle
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
approximate age; age range
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to read the situation; to sense the mood
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
narrow; thin (sized); slender
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner