formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
economical person; thrifty person; saver
disgusting; gross; bad feeling; weird
Cygnus (constellation); the Swan
what star sign; what constellation
fax; facsimile; fax machine
bridal; nuptial; wedding; wedding planning
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
binge eating; stress eating
how many months?; how long?
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
marriage fraud; fake marriage
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
personal identification number; PIN; password number
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
to do over; to remake; to resume
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely