black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
visual hallucination; vision
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
society; the world; the times
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
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)
highest grade; superlative degree
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to be born; to come into the world
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline