cashmere (fiber, yarn, fleece, clothing, etc. from the cashmere goat)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
low shoes; shoes; informal riding shoes without an ankle strap
schoolgirl; female student
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to make one's heart flutter
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
(not) even once; (not) ever
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
beyond that point; after that
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
wearing one's hair in braids
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
exactly; just; punctually; exactly on time; clearly delineated (of boundaries, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry