to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
Brahma (Hindu god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
gaiters; leggings; puttees
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
black headgear worn by yamabushi
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
bishop's staff; khakkhara
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
counter for choices, options, etc.
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
studying abroad; studying overseas
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more