Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
technique; art; skill; move
interruption; suspension; break
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
(a) Buddha; deceased person
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
rival; competitor; competition
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
way; method; means; resource; course
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
too (much); overly; excessively
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person