master;  boss;  stable master;  craftsman;  artisan; (arch.)  foster parent
 below;  down;  bottom;  beneath;  underneath;  just after;  right after
 to train;  to teach;  to acquire (information);  to learn;  to stock;  to stock up on
 to ask;  to inquire;  to blame (someone) for;  to accuse of;  to care about;  to regard as important
 to lose;  to be defeated;  to succumb;  to give in;  to be inferior to;  to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
 to be tied together;  to be connected to;  to lead to;  to be related to;  to be related (by blood)
 body;  group;  party;  gang;  troupe;  troop
 secret manoeuvres (maneuvers);  operating behind the scenes
 while;  even though;  despite
 member of shogun's council of elders
 drive;  trip by car;  to (go for a) drive;  to go on a trip by car;  to drive (e.g. a car);  to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
 loveable;  very likeable;  like very much
 large truck;  semi-trailer
 to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.);  to get in;  to get on (e.g. a footstool);  to step on;  to reach;  to go over;  to follow
 all over Japan;  throughout Japan
 all over the country;  throughout the land;  every nook and cranny of the land;  far and wide;  (in) every port and harbor
 to run through;  to run past
 Aomori (city, prefecture)
 about;  roughly;  generally;  on the whole;  completely;  quite
 kilo-;  1000;  kilogram;  kilogramme;  kilometre;  kilometer
 to connect;  to link together;  to tie;  to fasten;  to maintain;  to preserve
 long (distance, length);  long (time);  protracted;  prolonged
 number;  edition;  sobriquet;  pen-name;  size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.);  suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
 Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
 door (esp. Japanese-style);  shutter;  window shutter; (arch.)  entrance (to a home); (arch.)  narrows