good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
mortarboard; trencher; (square) academic cap formerly worn by Japanese university students
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit; weak
feel (of a material); texture
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head
phase of decline; ebb; twilight
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
popular figure; outstanding person; well-known person; lion
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
because of this; thanks to this; due to this
the present year; at that time
very timid; very nervous; faint-hearted
teachings left by a deceased person; last instructions
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
devote oneself to; to do as one pleases; to act selfishly
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end
low (level, value, price, etc.)
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to
beyond expression; unspeakable; inexpressible; indescribable