to need; to call for; to require
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
female high school student; isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
surely; certainly; without doubt
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
prejudice; bias; distorted view
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
pupil; student; schoolchild
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
at that time; in those days
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
clothes; clothing; garments
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
elder sister; effeminate man
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
for example; for instance; e.g.
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
the other day; a few days ago
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
in that manner; like that
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe