clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
to add (to); to add on; to append
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
village headman; village mayor
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
at work; in the midst of work; working
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
reception room; parlor; parlour
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer