China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
performing arts; acrobatics
body; group; party; company; troupe
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
to gather; to collect; to assemble
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to need; to demand; to take; to require
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
fake passport; forged passport
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(someone else's) daughter
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
police; police officer; police station
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done