satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
antiquity; the previous era
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
tacit; unspoken; implicit
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
calls and sounds made by insects
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
being startled; getting a shock
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)