ignorance; innocence; stupidity
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
God; god; ace; king; superior person
various deities; the gods
this world; this life; world of the living
to send or direct a person to
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
even if; even though; however; no matter how
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to behave well (of a child)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
praise and censure; public criticisms
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
hot topic; talk of the town
administration; government; administrator; governor
Mt Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
righteous army (esp. in Korea); member of a righteous army; irregular militia
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to use up all one's strength
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days