contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
crowd-puller; box-office certainty
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
man of virtue; humanitarian
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
good performance; good work; great success
negotiations; discussions; connection
pressure of business; busy
whole nation; whole land; whole country
headquarters; head office; main office
secrecy; highly classified information
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
timewise; temporal; chronal
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
clear (distinction); distinct; clear-cut; sharp
(arch.) violent and angry; shining; glittering; sparkling
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with
failure; stumbling; setback
nothing; nil; naught; nought
father and mother; parents
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
entering the service of a daimyo
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post