to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
completely changed; totally transformed
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
image change; changing one's image; makeover
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
very popular; highly favoured
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
wigless head; head of natural hair; intelligence; comprehension; smarts
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth