truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
black ground; black cloth
to mix; to stir; to blend
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing