evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
older sister; elder sister
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
town girl; girl raised in a town
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
(United States of) America; USA; US
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 (ritsuryō system)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
something like ...; something called ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite