gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
genuine; authentic; true; real
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to freeze to death; to die of cold
to jar; to creak; to grate
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
although I say; although one might say; although called
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
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
clip-clop (esp. of geta); jingle-jangle (esp. of an old-fashioned shop doorbell); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
gradually; slowly but steadily
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable