Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
schoolgirl; female student
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
locker room; changing room; dressing room
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
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
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
colour; color; hue; tints
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
active; dynamic; energetic
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited