(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
line; queue; procession; matrix
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
senior priest (of a Shinto shrine, below chief priest and deputy chief priest); grasshopper; locust
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
bridal costume; wedding dress
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
haori (Japanese formal coat)
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
leading; guiding; commanding
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
ability; capability; competence; skill
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
decorum; propriety; politeness
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct