work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to manage a state; to govern a country
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
area; region; district; locality
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
at that time; in those days
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
important cultural property; important cultural asset
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
museum; reference library; archive; record office
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
destination (one is heading towards); goal
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
route; way; course; directions
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study