waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
while alive; during one's lifetime
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to give a broad grin; to smirk
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
alcohol; (alcoholic) drink; liqueur
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
lawless area; lawless district
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
with a momentary flash of light
individual; one by one; separate; each