workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
finish; end; completion; result
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
Japan's best; number one in Japan
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
while; during (the time when)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
small restaurant; eating house
scattered here and there; at intervals
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to dye fast; to leave undyed
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
edge of the eaves; house frontage
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)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
slim; slender; slight; delicate
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
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)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
adds force or indicates command
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current