sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
as a child; when one was a child
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
cruelty; hard-heartedness
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to like; to love; to be fond of
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
parting; separation; farewell
high-quality goods; choice goods
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(plain) hot water; boiled water
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop