concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
chief vassal; senior statesman
prime minister; premier; chancellor
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
explosion; rupture; break off
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
hey there; I say; see here
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
our country; our land; one's own country
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up