clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
exploitation; overuse; abuse
promising without due consideration
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
including (in a package); packing together with
monthly publication; monthly issue
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
by your leave; with your permission
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to make an appeal for contributions; to collect donations
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
in respect of; in regards to; as for
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be reflected in a mirror
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to detain; to check; to restrain
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
man of the future; Homo futurus
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders