(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut; freak
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
one grain; one drop; one bead
pearl; purl (knitting stitch)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to shade an account; to add something extra
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
winning one's first election; being elected for the first time
prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
local assemblyperson; local assembly member; local legislator
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)