to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
historic; historical; traditional
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
to be in complete attendance
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
article; thing; object; property; real estate
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
degenerate; pervert; deviant
rare; extraordinary; singular
because; the reason why is
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
supreme; sublime; highest
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
not yet known; unknown; strange
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
eagerly; earnestly; ardently