first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
black ground; black cloth
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to have the privilege of doing
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
madder red; dark red; crimson
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
this (very thing); this precisely
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
candied apple; toffee apple
one by one; one each; one at a time
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting