to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
legend; folklore; tradition
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
prefectural high school; public high school
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
tending to break out or project easily
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to bring back; to restore
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
both hands; both arms; ten
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
fluent (in a language); flowing
to throw at; to turn; to raise
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness