obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
questionnaire; survey; poll
postcard; memo; note; card
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to unfold; to unroll; to open
height (of body); stature
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
curse; spell; malediction
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
(physical) growth; development
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
healthy; sound; wholesome
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
sanity; consciousness; soberness
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
beyond this point; from now on; after this
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to quit one's job; to resign
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for