management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
youthful; young; young-looking
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
bright green; chartreuse green
semi-formal kimono for women; visiting (gala) dress
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
long kimono; ankle-length traditional Japanese garment
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
such ... as; or some such
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
in comparison to; rather than
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
romantic; spicy; coquettish