people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
life or death; existence; destiny
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
example; exercise (for the reader)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
regarding highly; attaching importance to
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
slave trade; human trafficking; slave trader
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
secret information; intelligence
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
internal conditions; true state of affairs
possession; retention; maintenance
interests and preferences
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to get someone to say; to make someone say
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
military science; strategy; tactics
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter