street gossips and idle rumors; hearsay
draw; tie; quits; even; square
inner layer of clothing; inner garment (other than underwear)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
to tie together; to wear habitually (a hairstyle)
hairstyle with buns on each side of the head
drugstore; pharmacy; chemist
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
stone artifact; article made of stone
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
start (of a race); first race
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
hindrance; offense; offence; prohibition
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
celebration; auspicious occasion
half-wit; fool; simpleton
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to miss someone; to miss something; to feel lonely
made by oneself; homemade