fashion item; fashion accessory
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
hoarding; storing away (without using)
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
March; third month of the lunar calendar
tradition; legend; folklore
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
bringing; taking; carrying
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
big-name brand; brand-name goods
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
wealthy person; millionaire
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
in person; personally; (do) oneself
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
gender; distinction of sex; sex
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
fashion sense; sense of fashion
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent