obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to ask; to enquire; to query
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
serious; severe; grave; acute
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
education; training; discipline
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
official regulations; inner rules
idea commonly (generally) accepted in the world
accidents in line of duty
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
legal interpretation; statutory interpretation
very recently; in the very recent past
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
secretariat; executive office
trial; judgement; judgment
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy