wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
that is to say; so that means
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
society; public; community; social studies
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to render assistance; to make an effort
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
threat; intimidation; menace
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
homeless person; tramp; vagrant; vagabond
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
already; now; no longer; not any more
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to be conspicuous; to stand out
middle period; medium-term
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
jumping about; rampancy; domination
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
wherein; therein; thereinto
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary