up-market cosmetics (oft. in department stores)
Iwashiro (former province located in the west of present-day Fukushima Prefecture)
aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary
Japanese style; Japanese model; Japanese way
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
big-name brand; brand-name goods
living with one's parents; living at home
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
to start working; to take action
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
fever (state of excitement)
trivial; not amounting to much
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
deposit; payment; money received; money due
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
day (as in holiday); daytime
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
establishment (of a business); founding
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into