how long; how much; to what extent
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
old clothes; secondhand clothing
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
UNIQLO (Japanese clothing retailer)
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
Jack Purcell (type of tennis shoe)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)