underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
button (clothing); push-button
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to part left and right; to open out
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
in deep black; in jet black
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
one thin flat object; one sheet
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
every person; every mouth; every entrance
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste