to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
police; police officer; police station
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
dealing with; coping with
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
being already (well) aware
it is not (like that) either
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
region; limits; stage; level
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
literally; to the letter; literal
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
Department of the Imperial Household
successive generations; successive emperors
emperor (of Japan); mikado