Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
consultation hours; surgery hours
distress; wretched condition
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
underwriter (insurance); appraiser; assessor; auditor
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
polish; grinding; sharpening
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
something small; something petty; trifle
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
common reed (Phragmites australis)
answering question by question
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
certain evidence; definite evidence
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
overheated; hyper-; overearnest