Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
leaving everything up to someone else
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
black and white; right and wrong
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to act on one's emotions; to be carried away by one's feelings; to get emotional
intimidation; threat; bluster
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
quibble; pointless argument
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
door; gate; opening; title page
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
one part; one portion; one section
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to look around; to look towards (us)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
ice floe; floating ice; pack ice
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
new book; new publication