character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
three; three years of age
button (clothing); push-button
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
physical education; PE; gym (class)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
colour; color; hue; tints
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate