without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
wearing one's hair in braids
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
progress; advance; improvement; development
living; lifestyle; living room
older sister; lass; young lady
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
offender; criminal; culprit
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
for your information; I'm telling you
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
threat; intimidation; menace
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who