rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to increase; to add to; to augment
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
to withdraw one's savings
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
low (level, value, price, etc.)
height (of body); stature
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to be embarrassed; to lose face
the other day; a few days ago
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
complete set; all; everything
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
dressing room; fitting room
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around