beginning; outset; first; onset
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
persecution complex; paranoia
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
fashion sense; sense of fashion
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
rice and curry; curry rice
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back