extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
bamboo ruler; bamboo scale; bamboo tape
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for
distance from the seam in the back of a kimono to the end of the sleeve
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
main cause; primary factor
lost property; something dropped and left behind
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sleeping comfort or snugness
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
in spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn; in spring one sleeps like a log
sleeping late in the morning
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
don't worry; no worries; never mind
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
thread knot (end of the thread tied up to a knot)