influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
pointing out; identification
to come from; to have roots in
public agency; public institution
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
in the city; within the city
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
to revere; to respect; to worship
upper reaches of a river; upstream
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
general; popular; common; typical
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
red-horned demon; red ogre
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to