nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
several sheets (flat objects)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
written inquiry; written enquiry
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
power; authority; jurisdiction