clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
national costume; (in) native dress
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
gem; jewel; precious stone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
embodiment; realization; materialization
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
meaning; significance; sense
being startled; getting a shock
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
continuation; succession; series
pregnancy; conception; gestation
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)