fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
woman; female; feminine gender
trouble; bother; annoyance
no!; no no!; no, not at all
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to employ; to hire; to charter
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual