to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
blouson; jacket gathered at the waist
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to pay attention; to be watchful
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
colour; color; hue; tints
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
old friend; old acquaintance