rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
character building; formation of character; personality development
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to give permission to marry
personage; person (deserving of respect)
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
finger flick to the forehead
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
dark clouds; black clouds
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
commitment; pledge; promise
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
haughty; holding one's head high