neat and clean; tidy; trim
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
main cause; primary factor
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
dramatic role for child; child actor
thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation