kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
all; entire; whole; altogether
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
garden (esp. with trees); park
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
common people; ordinary people; masses
to run around; to bustle about
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
doing whatever one pleases
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
now that; since; so long as; because
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn