aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
solution; solution strategy
verbal message; word (from someone)
parishioner representative
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
homecoming; returning home
at the last moment; this late in the game
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
to squash; to crush; to flatten
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly