owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
how; in what way; how about
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
had better ...; had better not ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
accurate; correct; precise; exact
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
cooperation; collaboration
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance