advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to make a lasting impression
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
God; god; ace; king; superior person
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
much less; to say nothing of
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
finely chiseled (features)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
in spite of; regardless of
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to be born; to come into the world