state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
New Year's Eve; December 31
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
to gather; to collect; to assemble
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
relation; connection; relevance
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
reproachful; hateful; bitter
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(some) more; even more; longer; further