specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
pointing out; identification
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
injury; inflicting bodily injury
emotional scars; mental trauma
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); white mushroom
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
word one must not say (in a particular situation, place, etc.); taboo word; banned word; forbidden word; prohibited word
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
receiving an electric shock
bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
being too late; losing one's final chance
lack of knowledge; lack of understanding
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
spread; span; expanse; extent
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region