(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
ring; band; ring; circum-
child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
stocking up (on); hoarding
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to strip and leave clothes lying around
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
to be assiduous in one's business
killing two birds with one stone
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman; mail carrier
prone to adultery; flirtatious
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
change of one's family name; changed family name
small type or handwriting
at a young age; while still young