to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
district; section; sector
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
guardian; mentor; protector
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
house; dwelling; human habitation
elevation; height above sea level
torii; Shinto shrine archway
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
handful; small amount; small number
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
competent; suitable; qualified
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
earnings from a part-time job
to smirk; to grin broadly
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
mirror surface; lens surface
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
skill; dexterity; master hand