Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
tacking (in needlework); basting; planting (esp. rice seedlings); discipline; training
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
paper for fans or parasols (cut in a fan shape); ground paper; backing paper
weave; weaving; woven item
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
yuzen (dyeing method or pattern); silk printed by the yuzen process
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
cloth tie-dyed with a scarlet red dappled pattern
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
instruments; equipment; implements; utensils; tools; apparatus
arranging; ordering; sequencing; sequence (e.g. DNA sequence); arrangement; alignment
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
strangling (to death); strangulation
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
ligature mark; constriction mark; strangulation groove