superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
consideration; taking into account
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
way one walks; one's walk
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
odds and ends; all; every
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
manifestation (of a celestial being)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
self-; from (a time or place)
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting