semi-formal kimono for women; visiting (gala) dress
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
complete; whole; perfect; safe
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
as if it were about oneself
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
because of; owing to; due to
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to press a question; to cross-examine