to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
contemplation; meditation
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
transactions; dealings; business
to do together; to share; to participate in
(within a) territory; domains
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
lowly person; lowliness; I
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
each time it happens; at all such times
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
somehow; for some reason or other
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
frequency (of appearance)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
bean-jam cake; rice-cake sweets
kneaded sweet; confection made by combining powdered or granular ingredients (e.g. rice flour, sesame seeds, sugar) with a liquid or sweet bean paste and kneading the resulting mixture
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to taste; to try (food or drink)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
viewing as a problem; problematizing
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of