clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
undergarment; underwear; lower garment (e.g. trousers)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
warp; curvature; curve; arch
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
due form; official; formality
popular name; common name; given name
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
place; situation; position; location
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
chatting without a break; talking without pause; amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil