haori coat decorated with one's family crest and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
worn-out shoes; worn-out socks
strong independent Japanese woman from the Kochi area
(someone else's) daughter
soaking (dirty laundry, dishes etc., before washing)
katakana word; word written in katakana
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
traditional women's hair style, with hair worn up and arched back
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
one-stroke sketch; unicursal
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
anger; being angry; being mad
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
simple; easy; convenient; handy
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
the passage of electric current
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses