friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
royal capital; imperial capital
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
beating to death; striking dead
authority; power; influence
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
mistress; kept woman; concubine
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
pointing out; identification
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
government; administration; statesmanship
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
river management; river improvement; flood control
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
development; exploitation
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so