to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
great difference; major mistake
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
close; intimate; on good terms
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
one of these days; someday; one day
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
base; basis; bedrock; platform
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
practice; practising; training; study
room for growth; potential; promise
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
woman; lady; adult female
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
love affair; sensual pleasures