general; overall; across-the-board
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
scale; scope; plan; structure
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
physical strength; muscle strength
vitality; (one's) life force
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
unique; peculiar; singular
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
aptitude; aptness; suitability
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
occupational ability; function; role
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
plural; multiple; several
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
sales; selling; marketing
merchant of death; arms dealer
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
praise; glorification; extolment
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with