peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
government management; state management
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
historical play; period drama
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
moment by moment; hour by hour
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
no!; no no!; no, not at all
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to subsist; to keep on living
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
double cropping; two-crop system; operating in one style at day and in another at night (of a restaurant)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge