gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to play (a stringed instrument)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
manner of using one's hands
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to pile up; to accumulate
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
way; method; means; resource; course
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
so; like this; in this way
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up