skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
by means of; due to; because of; according to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
to feel; to sense; to experience
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to cosplay; to dress up in costume (of some anime character, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
sailor suit; middy uniform
in comparison to; rather than
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
pleat; pleats; plait; plaits
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack