eight (long cylindrical things)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
workshop; studio; atelier
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to half-rise to one's feet
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to recall; to remember; to recollect
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
in case of; at that time; at this time
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
environment; circumstance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth