natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
northern part; the north (of a region)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
small; fine; detailed; stingy
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
with these words; while saying
tourist information center; tourist information centre
edge of the eaves; house frontage
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to kill; to choke the life out of
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
hand used like a sword in striking
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to be sullen; to be offended; to be stuffy; to be stifling; slowly (exhaling smoke)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability