locality; local area; limited area
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
nice; likeable; desirable
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
siblings; brothers and sisters
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to be forward; to be impertinent
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
treating someone like a child
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
every person; each one; everybody
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
continental state (e.g. Australia)