stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
part-time staff; part-time employee
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
sour look; surly face; pout
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
copyright; publishing rights
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
changing clothes (on another person, e.g. a child or doll); changing the exterior parts (e.g. of a product)
Ishikawa Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
Kanazawa City (Ishikawa Prefecture)
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)
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; 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
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
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge