happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
messenger; envoy; emissary
to gather; to collect; to assemble
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
decoration; ornament; trimmings
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case