splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
to be softened; to calm down
opposite side; other side; other party
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
as a child; when one was a child
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
none of your business; not your concern
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to like; to love; to be fond of
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
high-quality goods; choice goods
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(plain) hot water; boiled water