dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
national uniform (such as mandated for Japanese males in 1940)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
origin; beginning; source
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
rational; reasonable; logical
Western clothing; Western binding
crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
yuzen (dyeing method or pattern); silk printed by the yuzen process
general term; generic name
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial