disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
loveable; very likeable; like very much
children's story; fairy tale
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
auditory nerve; auditory nerves
after a long time; for the first time in a while
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
particularly; only; in the case of
despotic government; autocracy
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
little finger; pinky; little toe
the people; citizens; the populace
atrocity; (arch.) treason
price; cost; value; worth; value
maintaining order (e.g. in a courtroom)
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
family; members of a family
also known as; also called
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
fit; spasm; attack; seizure