exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
overflow; abundance; exuberance
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
numbered tag; numbered ticket
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
(set of) facial features; looks
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
decoration; ornament; trimmings
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
geta for wear in dry weather
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
birth; creation; formation
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
assertion; declaration; affirmation
quality collar for an under kimono
decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)