to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
settlement; permanent residency
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
deep emotion; strong feelings
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
connection; link; relationship
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
troublesome; pain in the butt
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
sentiment; sentimentality
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave