performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to lose face; to be disgraced
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
rise and fall (of nations); destiny
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
concession; conciliation; compromise
being lost in deep thought
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to glare at each other; to confront each other
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
imitation Japanese vellum
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
agricultural community; farm village; rural
stock raising; livestock industry
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
private residence temporarily taking lodgers
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
working; being employed; being hired
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
participant; entrant; player; competitor
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
Ishikawa Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear made of silk, cloth or paper, originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
lodger; guest (esp. at a hotel)
parent-child relationship
unspecified large number (of people)