national costume; (in) native dress
interrupting a game; time out
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
girl; young (unmarried) woman
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
honour; honor; glory; privilege
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
in proportion to; just as much as
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
leading; guiding; commanding
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream