to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
form; shape; figure; visage
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
richly colored; richly coloured
to return home loaded with honors; to return as a hero; (lit.) to put on fine clothes
such; like that; in that way
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
common people; ordinary people; masses
be (that) as it may; having said that
moving; changing residence; change of address
beforehand; in advance; previously
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
not limited to; not just ...
whole nation; whole land; whole country
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
I see; that's right; indeed
to go underground; to go into hiding
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish