material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
odds and ends; all; every
the same; the said; likewise
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
Japanese person; Japanese people
bringing; taking; carrying
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
button (clothing); push-button
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to throw at; to turn; to raise
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
(social) position; status
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
back off!; leave me alone!
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
changing clothes; change of clothes
strong opposition; vehement opposition
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)