assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
distinction; discrimination
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
root; source; origin; cause
good; goodness; right; virtue
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to squash; to crush; to flatten
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer