(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
supply; provision; raising; procurement
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
inner-city area; city center
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
polite; respectful; reverent
like this; this sort; this way
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop