mountain hamlet; mountain village
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
back country; remote countryside
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
good humour (humor); good mood
don't you think?; indicates question
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
the place for; the time for; the level of
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)