to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
urban areas; the streets; town; city
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
radius of action; sphere of activity
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
our country; our land; one's own country
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
preservation; retainment; keeping
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
reason; cause; history; origin
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
northern part; the north (of a region)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
system of government; government structure
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
behind with everything; too late; reactive
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)