kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
sour look; surly face; pout
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
broader-based local government
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
writing (e.g. as a profession)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to become keen on; to get passionate about
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis