face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
script; libretto; scenario
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
terrible luck; very bad luck
to appear all together; to be all present
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
wet nurse; nursing mother
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
greatest common divisor; GCD
change; alteration; modification
wizardry; secret of immortality
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
beyond human understanding
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell