seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
remaining silent; keeping secret
to talk; to chat; to chatter
retort; back talk; backchat
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
long time; several hours; long spell
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
rule; reign; peaceful times
Japanese history; history of Japan
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
good; goodness; right; virtue
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
occurrence; happening; incident; event
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
form; method; system; formula
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
armed might; military power; the sword; force