pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
root; source; origin; cause
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
Japanese person; Japanese people
attractive face and figure
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
oil lighter (for cigarettes); kerosene lighter
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
additional order; adding to an existing order
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter