unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to jump up and down; to hop
to mark the end; to spell the end
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
as if nothing had happened
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to detain; to check; to restrain
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
street stall; stand; booth
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to see through; to see the true nature of something
together; at the same time; same; identical
to have meaning; to be meaningful
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually