indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
(someone else's) daughter
tattling; telling on (someone)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
war; fighting; fierce competition
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
in the meanwhile; during the time
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
Japanese person; Japanese people
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
as before; as ever; as it was originally
that is to say; so that means
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
society; public; community; social studies
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)