elegance; taste; refinement
to watch steadily; to stare
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
to shout (in anger); to yell
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
passing the winter; hibernation
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
end of life; death; annihilation
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of