native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
had better ...; had better not ...
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
to be muddy; to be slushy
clothier; Western clothes' shop
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
decoration; ornament; trimmings
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
pull; patronage; tug; discount
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad