kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
for use by children; for children
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
day of month; counter for days
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
votive picture (originally of horse)
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
to intervene; to stop (something)
to happen to pass by; to pass by
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck