previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; (lit.) even coarse tea tastes good when freshly-brewed
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
correction; revision; amendment
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
regular customer; valued client
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to carry (a child) on one's back
slightly early; just before
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
from the beginning; from scratch
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
upward glance; upturned eyes
factory; plant; mill; workshop
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.
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
sweet paste of white beans and miso
glutinous rice flour; sticky rice flour
flour; powder (for polishing, dusting, etc.)
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi
price; cost; value; worth; value
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard