wearing one's hair in braids
woman purported to bring bad luck to the man she is near or has sex with
man purported to bring bad luck to the woman he is near or has sex with
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot
devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting
extent of decrease; degree of reduction
clearing up leftover food and dishes
method of patterning traditional Japanese clothing (the tops of all of patterns being pointed at the highest part of the shoulder)
bottoming out; reaching a floor; ceasing to fall; edging lower
raising and lowering; praising and blaming
multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand; (arch.) female prostitute who carried multi-tiered food boxes about and peddled foodstuffs (Meiwa and Anei eras)
decrease in interest rates
even if it means living in dire poverty; by all means
having no way to deal with something
down-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand