inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cheap article; poor quality article
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
it's not like; it isn't as if
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
check pattern; checked pattern; checkered pattern; plaid; lattice design
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults