to get dressed up; to treat oneself
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
midsummer; height of summer
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
written seal; stylized signature
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
official announcement; proclamation
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
Imperial Family; Imperial Household