to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
for example; for instance; e.g.
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
that; the matter in question
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
to be full of pride; to be boastful
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to enumerate; to count up
talented person; clever person
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
your honored father; your honoured father
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin