to be in complete attendance
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
plainly; clearly; vividly
postwar period; period after Second World War
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
hokora; small wayside shrine
first generation; founder
Pleiades (in Greek mythology); Pleiades; the Seven Sisters
lasting (work); sustained (effort); prolonged; long-winded
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
goodbye; farewell; so long
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
either way; in any case; one way or another
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum