to step forward; to volunteer
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
penalty; sentence; punishment
bowel movement; evacuation
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
way one walks; one's walk
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
odds and ends; all; every
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
stimulating; exciting; provocative
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
dispute; argument; contention
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate