high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
kimono shop; kimono store
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
common variety of women's kimono sash
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
quality collar for an under kimono
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
the senses; sensuality; carnality
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)