Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to stop walking; to pause
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
contrived; false-sounding
to rank next to; to come after
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
way of talking; speaking style
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
consideration; taking into account
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
transactions; dealings; business
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
human relations; personal relationships
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to intend; to be sure that
armed might; military power; the sword; force
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less