haircut of uniform length
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
brief overview; heads-up; brief discussion; cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
treatment (of a person); dealing with
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
older unmarried woman; old maid; spinster
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
preparations for returning (home)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
popular person; favorite; favourite
class; heading; group; category
seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
social; societal; societary
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
village community (esp. hierarchical, conservative and exclusive); insular community; closed society; ring; cartel; clique
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character