Literal
Literally, To The Letter
adverb, の adjective
Remember how you learned the words 文字 and 通り? Well an "avenue" made of "letters" is literally to the letter. Wink.
This is a combination of the words 文字 and 通り, which you learned already, so you should be able to read this one. Just make sure you remember that とおり becomes どおり because of rendaku.
文字通りの死
literal death
文字通りの親友
literally best friends
文字通りの意味
literal meaning
この子は文字通り「天才」だ。
This child is literally a genius.
目と玉という漢字の文字通り、目玉は「eye ball」という意味です。
With the kanji 目 and 玉, 目玉 literally means "eye ball."
ツンデレとは、文字通り「人前ではツンツンしているけど二人の時はデレデレすること」です。
"Tsundere" literally means, "acting cold in public but acting lovestruck in private".