loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
expenses; costly; expensive
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
youthful; young; young-looking
male instincts; male frivolity
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
decoration; ornament; trimmings
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
ishidaki; form of Edo-period torture in which the victim kneels on triangular wedges and stone slabs are placed on their lap
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
dumpling store; dumpling seller
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
surreptitious glance; looking furtively