to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
in comparison to; rather than
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
something like ...; something called ...
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
limbs; arms and legs; body
a few years ago; some years back
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to spend time (on doing something)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason