to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the same generation; coeval
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
exaltation; emotional uplift
March; third month of the lunar calendar
home area; home town; local
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
several weeks; a few weeks
to pass (of time); to elapse
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
older sister; elder sister
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
while; even though; despite
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)