undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
short-sleeved (or sleeveless) undergarment worn by aristocratic men
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
thrift; economy; frugality
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
two colours; two varieties; two types
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on