citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
one's possessions; ownership
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
to count on one's fingers
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
how; in what way; circumstances
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
allegiance; obedience; submission
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
counter for chairs or seats
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
extermination; expulsion; destruction
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
halo (around the Sun, Moon, etc.); ring; corona
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
odd; strange; queer; peculiar