showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
commencing with; including
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to change (one's clothes)
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
you (plural); all of you; you all
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rather than; more ... than ...
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
so; therefore; and; (and) then
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
final adjustment; final coordination
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
9th day of the month; nine days
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to concern; to be related
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
exhibition hall (room, area)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed