cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
that is to say; so that means
environment; circumstance
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
how long; how much; to what extent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
beautiful woman; pretty girl
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
town girl; girl raised in a town
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
ready-made; off the shelf