extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
real hair; one's own hair
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to surround; to crowd around
police; police officer; police station
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to scatter away; to vanish