originally; by nature; from the start
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
study; research; investigation
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
genius; prodigy; natural gift
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
should; must; -able; probably; likely
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty