honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to pass (of time); to elapse
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
how can (one) do something
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to spread; to be propagated
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to attempt; to test; to try out
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish