expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
village; hamlet; settlement
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance (to); modeling; modelling
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
board of directors; board of trustees
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
baseball stadium; ballpark
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
chief vassal; senior statesman
considerably; greatly; a lot
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
in that manner; like that
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
moving about; stirring about
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
because of; owing to; due to
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular