udon noodles without trimmings
coverall apron; cook's apron
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
the times; the world; society
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
(medical) follow-up; observation
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
pink (colour, color); peach
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
schoolgirl; female student
background research; research into the period
stylish; smart; (hair) dressed in a Western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
to pay the bill; to settle an account
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
drawing a sword; drawn sword
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
young master; son of a high-ranking person
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)