wearing one's hair in braids
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
everything one does; whatever one does
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
this is why; this means; it is the case that
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
groundless rumor (rumour)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region