female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
in that way; thus; so; so?
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
true intention; underlying motive
-less; lacking; non-existing
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
garden (esp. with trees); park
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
look!; there!; here!; that is
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
coincident with; while; simultaneously
ago; since; before; previous
apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)