unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
social life; social intercourse
everyday life; daily life
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
authority; power; influence
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
special; particular; peculiar; unique
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
clear or definite judgement (judgment)
different opinion; objection
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop