start; commencement; beginning; initiation
fifth day of the month; five days
considerably; greatly; a lot
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
spirit; heart; disposition
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
study; learning; tutorial
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
changing clothes; change of clothes
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
flare skirt; flared skirt
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another