indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
sanity; consciousness; soberness
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
department store; department
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
ready-made clothing; ready-to-wear clothing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
young and energetic; up-and-coming
by means of; due to; because of; according to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
world history; international history
rhyming game; play on words; pun
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to feel; to sense; to experience
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
now; the present time; just now; another; more
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
no!; no no!; no, not at all
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing