to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
machine parts; machinery; equipment
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
military service; conscription
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
being (somewhere); sitting