ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
goosebumps; goose pimples
grove of the village shrine
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
will not do; do not; does not
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
be on your guard!; take care!
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
entreaty; appeal; petition
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful