national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
hair on the back of one's head
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
talk; recital; narration; topic
expectation; anticipation; forecast
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
straightforwardly; in an outspoken manner
great swordsman; master fencer
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
The Three Unifiers (Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
to become empty; to be emptied