tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
whole nation; whole land; whole country
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
terrain; geographical features; topography
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
land of the gods; Japan; China
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
public praise; making another's virtues well-known
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
lately; recently; nowadays
long (time that has passed); old (story)
meeting (with another person)
courtesy call; courtesy visit