moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
female high-school student
to be conspicuous; to stand out
already; now; no longer; not any more
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
touché; you've got me there
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
discovery; detection; finding
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
nice; likeable; desirable
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
souvenir store; gift shop
to face; to go towards; to head towards
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
to trace back to (the origins of something)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory