ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
to defy conventional wisdom
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
absolute obedience; complete submission
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
hostess (of a party, event, etc.); hostess (at a bar, club, etc.); female host (of a TV or radio show)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
being a good listener; good listener
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
diligent student; studious person
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
modern person; people of today
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
admission fee; fee for having one's fortune told
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
withdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
area; region; district; locality