[おび(P);たらし(ok), obi (P); tarashi (ok)] (n) (1) obi; kimono sash; (2) (おび only) (See 帯紙) paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; (P) #1377
[たん, tan] (n, n-pref) (1) variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos #2315
[たとう, tatou] (n) (abbr) folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper #11420
[いきもの, ikimono] (n) living thing; animal; (P) #15403
[きもの, kimono] (n) (1) clothing; clothes; (2) kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing); (P) #15858
[ふき, fuki] (n) (obsc) turned-back hem of a kimono
[おこし, okoshi] (n) (1) (hon) (See 腰・1) buttocks; lower back; waist; hips; (2) (fem) (See 腰巻) kimono underskirt
[すまじきものはみやづかえ, sumajikimonohamiyadukae] (exp) phrase indicating that it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else
[chanchanko] (n) padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest
[chiyokki] (n) long vest with open sleeves; chokki vest; kimono vest
[あわせ, awase] (n) lined kimono
[あんきもの, ankimono] (n) a work or subject to be memorized (memorised)
[だてじめ, datejime] (n) small, thin fabric belt worn over the kimono and under the obi in order to protect the fabric
[いかん, ikan] (n) kimono and ancient head-dress
[えもんかけ, emonkake] (n) rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.
[いっちょうら, icchoura] (n) one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
[ひきもの, hikimono] (n) a gift
[したまえ, shitamae] (n) (See 上前・1) part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono)
[かぶきもの, kabukimono] (n) dandy; peacock; early-17th-century equivalent of present-day yakuza; Edo-period eccentric who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and weird behavior
[はなごろも, hanagoromo] (n) (See 花見) fancy kimono used for cherry blossom viewing; fancy kimono
[はなよめすがた, hanayomesugata] (n) image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
[ほどきもの;ときもの(解き物;解物), hodokimono ; tokimono ( toki mono ; kai mono )] (n) unsewing; clothes to be unsewn
[かいきものがたり, kaikimonogatari] (n) mystery story
[かいし;ふところがみ, kaishi ; futokorogami] (n) (1) paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); (2) paper used for writing tanka
[えまきもの, emakimono] (n) picture scroll; (P)
[かけえり, kakeeri] (n) protective collar on kimono or bed clothes
[かぶかしすうさきもの, kabukashisuusakimono] (n) stock index futures
[かぶかしすうさきものとりひき, kabukashisuusakimonotorihiki] (n) stock price index futures trading; stock-index futures trading; trading of stock index futures
[かぶしきさきものとりひき, kabushikisakimonotorihiki] (n) stock futures trading; stock futures transaction
[まきもの, makimono] (n) (1) (usu. 巻(き)物) scroll; rolled book; makimono; (2) (usu. 巻きもの) scarf; muffler; stole; (3) (usu. 巻きもの) (See 巻き寿司・まきずし) sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
[まるあらい, maruarai] (n, vs) washing kimonos without taking them apart
[つめそで, tsumesode] (n) (See 八つ口) kimono with completely attached sleeves (i.e. lacking an opening on the side under the armpit)
[いしき, ishiki] (n) kimono seat lining
[ともうら, tomoura] (n) lining a kimono with the same material as the kimono itself
[むなひも;むねひも;むなひぼ, munahimo ; munehimo ; munahibo] (n) (1) string tied to the chest of one's kimono or haori; (2) (arch) childhood (period where one would wear such a string)
[えりした, erishita] (n) usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem on kimono, yukata, etc.
[えりつき, eritsuki] (adj-no) (1) collared; having a collar; (n) (2) (arch) lifestyle; circumstances; what can be observed about one's wealth by looking at one's collar; (3) (obsc) (See 襟元) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos
[たきもの, takimono] (n) mixture of frangrant woods, etc. used for making incense
[むらぎもの;むらきもの, muragimono ; murakimono] (n) (arch) (pillow word for 心) (See 群肝・むらぎも) amassed feeling; build-up (of thoughts)
[ぐんきものがたり, gunkimonogatari] (n) war chronicle
[きょうかたびら, kyoukatabira] (n) white kimono in which dead person is dressed
[かたあげをおろす, kataagewoorosu] (exp, v5s) (1) (obsc) (See 肩揚げ) to come of age (for a girl); (2) (obsc) to lengthen the sleeves of a kimono
[げんきもの, genkimono] (n) live wire (a person)
[げんろくそで, genrokusode] (n) short and round sleeves of a kimono
[うしろみごろ, ushiromigoro] (n) back part of a kimono
[おたいこ, otaiko] (n) (abbr) (See 御太鼓結び) very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
[おたいこむすび, otaikomusubi] (n) very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
[すきもの, sukimono] (n) (vulg) dilettante; lecher; nymphomaniac
[こくさいさきもの, kokusaisakimono] (n) government bond futures
[こしまき, koshimaki] (n) loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt