handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
last week; the week before
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
unexpected meeting; coincidence
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
imitating; copying; mimicking
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
image change; changing one's image; makeover
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to have a well-defined character (of video game, anime, etc. character); to stand out as a character