to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
temple hall with a Kshitigarbha (Jizo) image
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
stirring; rousing oneself
note (letter) left behind; will
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
white background; blank; female virgin
neat and clean; tidy; trim
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
trio; gang of three; threesome
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
all sorts of; all kinds of
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
memory-making; making memories