to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to tower over the surroundings
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
village; human habitation; human settlement
trueborn; genuine; capable; first-class; briskly; smartly
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
ceramics technique using white clay underneath a transparent glaze
smartly (esp. dressed); stylishly; prominently
transactions; dealings; business
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
feather; plume; plumage; down
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
by means of; due to; because of; according to
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
cavern; grotto; rock cave
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
interior; inside; internal
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
to brush off; to shake off
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware