petty bourgeois; lower middle class
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
contradiction; inconsistency
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be silent; to say nothing
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
place; room; margin; scope
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
in the same way as; just like
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown