distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to finger; to tamper (with)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to move forward; to move on
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement