double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
mission; delegation; transmission
the world in general; society; convention
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
(hair) rinse; (hair) conditioner
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
supplementary (teaching) material
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically
opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)