attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
one day; (on) a certain day
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
low fence flanking a gate or entrance
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
mood; sentiment; artistic effect
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
in comparison to; rather than
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
reckless decision; rash decision
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
how; in what way; circumstances
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad