knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to watch steadily; to stare
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
rather; sooner; preferably
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
in one's own way or style
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
lack of innovation; stupidity
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
kitchen; financial situation
last night; yesterday evening
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other
consequence; outcome; result; blame
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
hair style; coiffure; hairdo