simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
(wearing) low over one's eyes
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
first meeting; first interview with
talking about memories; reminiscences
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
else; in addition; besides
vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
mental; spiritual; emotional