only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
womanly; ladylike; feminine
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in that way; thus; so; so?
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
while; during; while; although; all; both
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
than; from; out of; except; but; more
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
object of romantic interest
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests