shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
tool; implement; means; furniture
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
manipulation of information; spin
battlefield; battleground
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
such; like that; that sort of