something; some kind of; for some reason
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper; paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
corridor; hallway; passageway
the same generation; coeval
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
low dining table; tea table
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
author; writer; novelist; artist
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
form; shape; figure; visage