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clothing and accessories; attire

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qualifications; requirements; capabilities

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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

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Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris

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avant-garde

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modern times; the modern age; this day and age

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long-sleeved kimono

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demand; request

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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Japanese clothes

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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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built-in audience; regular customers

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accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received

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to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future

1

novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

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cheap article; poor quality article

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cost

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simple; easy; quick

1

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

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good old; good old-fashioned

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to come from; to have roots in

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arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation

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to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

1

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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smiling; grinning

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(romantic) love

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relatively; comparatively

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improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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waitress

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large order; bulk order

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well-informed person

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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to do (for someone)

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Motohiro

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geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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establishment (of a business); founding

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century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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shop; store

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have a good day; take care; see you

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frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval

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to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

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emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit

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