have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
platform shoes; thick-soled shoes
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
undressing and dressing; taking off and putting on (clothes)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
child born out of wedlock; illegitimate child; love child
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
to heap abuse upon (a person); to criticize strongly; to blast (someone)
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position; revealing a card in the upright position (tarot, etc.)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
inverted position (tarot card, etc.); reversed position
job (work) training (for the unskilled)
essence; liquid foundation; beauty lotion; serum
window frame; window sill
spoken language; colloquial expression
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
as if it were about oneself
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
traditional Japanese travel outfit; travel kit
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
to diminish (dampen) the spirit