to be bewildered; to be perplexed
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be needed; to be wanted
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to tighten; to press hard
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
shyness; bashfulness; shame
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
no!; no no!; no, not at all
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
both; both sides; both parties
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
conflict; complication; troubles; discord