leader; authority; mainstay
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
colour; color; hue; tints
all; entire; whole; altogether
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
departure; leaving; setting off
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
expression; look; countenance; face
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
princess; daughter of a nobleman
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to pause; to have a short intermission