paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
Gothic Lolita (type of teenage fashion)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
continuation; succession; series
towering; astonishingly high
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to examine someone's expression
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to boost; to force up; to push up
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head