to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
please; somehow or other; one way or another
changing clothes; change of clothes
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; muslin de laine; delaine
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
moderate; proper; just right
something to wear; clothes
refinement; elegance; grace
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
arista; awn; (grain) beard
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
river surface; surface of a river
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(electric) torch; flashlight
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
speaking voice; talking voice
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
don't you think?; indicates question
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)