novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
men's (fashion, wear, etc.)
success; prosperity; boom
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
to brighten; to grow light
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
to pay the bill; to settle an account
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
multitude of colors; multitude of colours
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other; both so beautiful it is hard to choose between
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to pull one's hair back into a bun
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
in case of; at that time; at this time
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
completely changed; totally transformed