sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
bossing someone around; having a person under one's control
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
it's probably so; it stands to reason
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
array; muster; line-up; full force
parade; review (of troops)
bell or gong used to signal soldiers
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
late at night; at a late hour
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
completion of construction
to care for someone; to look after someone
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
talking while standing; standing around talking
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
just one person; only one
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
young girl; lass; adolescent female
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
anything and everything; just about everything
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
outside (the room, building); outdoors
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares