(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
beyond one's means or position
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
(your, his, her) daughter
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
time; hour; season; time of the year
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope