incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
snub nose; pug nose; button-shaped nose; bulbous nose; cauliflower-shaped nose
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
sidelocks; hair at the temples
very; much; greatly; a lot of
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
leather; leather-bound; leathern
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
very interesting; of great interest
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
accident; emergency; calamity
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
inexperienced; unrealistic; knowing but little of the world
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring