well-cooked; well-done; browned
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
taking a commemorative photo
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
national costume; (in) native dress
eisa (Okinawan folk dance that marks the end of the Bon festival)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
method of dyeing, developed in Okinawa, in which a single stencil is used to produce richly polychromatic designs; traditional dyed cloth from Okinawa
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
difficult to ...; hard to ...
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and yet; though; when; in spite of
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
though one didn't intend (expect) to
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
laziness; indolence; misfeasance; nonfeasance; kausidya
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend