leader; guide; mentor; coach
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
central government office; head office; this office
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to be too numerous; to be too much
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
casualties; injuries and deaths
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
nice; likeable; desirable
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
competent; suitable; qualified
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all