long; drawn-out; very long
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to palm off; to force a sale
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
the West; the Occident; Western countries
wheat straw; barley straw
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
women's obi with a different colour on each side; facing each other; being opposite; (arch.) informing each other; (arch.) coming to terms with one another
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent
to put on flesh; to get fat; to gain weight
classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
evening; last night; yesterday evening
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
dusk; nightfall; twilight
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)