at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
regret; repentance; remorse
to put on airs; to assume importance
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
selection; choice; option
it is not (like that) either
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
curse; spell; malediction
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
high fashion brand; designer brand
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
much less; to say nothing of
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath