woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
woman's loincloth (worn as a kimono underskirt); single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
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 ...); (somebody's) side
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to detain; to check; to restrain
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
rather; sooner; preferably
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room