Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
fine weather; fair weather
the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
clip-clop (esp. of geta); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
old woman; joker (in old maid)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
solution; solution strategy
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
clanging; empty; deserted
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)