special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to approach; to draw near
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to make an appearance; to show up
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
two (long cylindrical things)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
greeting; a fine thing to say
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of