[iitoko ; iitokoro](n) (1) good thing; strong point; (2) good family; prestigious school; (3) the right moment; (adj-f) (4) utter; extreme; (n-adv) (5) at (the) best; at most[Add to Longdo]
[いいとこどり, iitokodori](n, vs) focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherrypicking (e.g. information)[Add to Longdo]
[がきいてあきれる, gakiiteakireru](exp, v1) who do you think you're kidding by saying (used to indicate incredulous dismissal of some claim); What a laugh![Add to Longdo]
[めりはりのきいた(めりはりの利いた);メリハリのきいた(メリハリの利いた), meriharinokiita ( meriharino ri ita ); merihari nokiita ( merihari no ri ita )](exp) (See メリハリを利かせた) explicit; clear; unambiguous; meaningful; lively[Add to Longdo]
[けんちん;けんちゃん;けんちぇん, kenchin ; kenchan ; kenchien](n) (1) fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; (2) (abbr) (See 巻繊汁) Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (3) (arch) (orig. meaning) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed[Add to Longdo]
[おにいた, oniita](n) (See 鬼瓦・1) wooden board used on the ridge-ends of a roof instead of an onigawara tile (sometimes covered in copper sheeting)[Add to Longdo]
[かがみいた, kagamiita](n) (1) panel; scene-panel; (2) (symbolically a reflection of tree at the front of the stage) painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which an oak tree is painted[Add to Longdo]