evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
going into battle; departure for the front
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
society; the world; the times
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to speak ill of; to disparage
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to set up shop; to open a store