secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
don't you think?; indicates question
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
other side; opposite side; other party
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
beginning; outset; first; onset
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be silent; to say nothing
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
festival; feast; carnival
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
though; notwithstanding; although
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many