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.
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
nightlife; night amusements
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
port city; harbor city; harbour city
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
in history; ever; historical
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
rule; reign; government; governing
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to rank next to; to come after
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate