true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
detention; custody; confinement; internment
(political) power; authority; influence
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
feelings; thoughts; meaning
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
tradition; legend; folklore
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
river; stream; River; the ... river
preceding clause; previous paragraph; antecedent (of a ratio)
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
such; like that; in that way
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
plainly; clearly; vividly
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
mail; postal matter; postal item