dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
décolleté; décolletage; robe décolletée; low-cut dress; low-cut (neckline style); décolleté
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
after that; afterwards; thereafter
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
memories; recollections; reminiscence
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
only; merely; but; no more than
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
material; materials; data; information; documents
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me