to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
little by little; bit by bit
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
completion; perfection; accomplishment
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
trainer (person who trains people or animals); sweatshirt
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
wood louse; wood lice; slater
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
collared; having a collar; (appearance of) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos; (arch.) (financial) circumstances; (arch.) lifestyle
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
English-language newspaper
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
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)