betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
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.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
high fashion brand; designer brand
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
smallish; on the small side
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
nice; good; well-executed
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
how can (one) do something
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
(some) more; even more; longer; further
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest