medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
equal amount; same quantity
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
make; workmanship; preparation
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper; paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony)
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight