even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
directly opposite; right in front
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
sweet Lolita (fashion style) (as opposed to Gothic Lolita)
distinction; differentiation; classification
Lolita fashion; fashion style characterized by frilly dresses, knee socks and bonnets
genuine; authentic; true; real
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
image change; changing one's image; makeover
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
one day; (on) a certain day
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
troupe; theatrical company
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to grow taller (of people)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
interior design; interior; upholstery