furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
influenced (by); under an influence
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
national traits or character; nationality
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
going through; going via; going by way of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
fortune-telling; divination
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
surface; outward appearance; superficial; shallow
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce