district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to put on airs; to assume importance
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
reaching; attaining; arrival
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
piling up; multiple layers
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
step; stride; counter for steps
to collapse into; to flop onto
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter