is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
thank you for your continued patronage
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
cooking; food preparation
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body; to be helpful
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
here and there; in places
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor