everyone at once; everyone together
to engage in lively conversation
France; French (language)
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
to be embarrassed; to lose face
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
adventure travel; adventuresome trip; safari
when it comes to; concerning
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
being rampant; domination
same country; same province; the (said) country
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
tracing back; retroactivity
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
torii; Shinto shrine archway
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
one's mind; the bottom of one's heart; inner feelings
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami