sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
living; lifestyle; living room
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
small, thin fabric belt worn over the kimono and under the obi in order to protect the fabric
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
older sister; lass; young lady
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of