local specialty; special product (of a region)
even though it is not; despite not
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
how can (one) do something
quite; utterly; really; completely
infiltration; permeation; exudation; percolation; effusion; extraction
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
bad news; news of a death; death notice
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
dukedom; duchy; principality
strategist; tactician; schemer
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossidae spp.); spiny anteater
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
multiracial nation; multiethnic country
leather cover; leather binding
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to slim down; to lose weight
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation