kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to turn towards; to point
to hold an additional item in one's hand; to use an additional hand to hold
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
writing brush; writing; handwriting
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
appearance; air; mien; getup
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
book; volume; this; present; main; head
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
magnifying glass (esp. in physiognomy, palm reading, etc.)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve