attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
nice person; good-natured person
recognition; acquaintance
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
slim; slender; slight; delicate
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
spirit; heart; disposition
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
to publish a book; to put out a book
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
plainly; clearly; vividly
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive