perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
submission; return to allegiance
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
body; group; party; company; troupe
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
interference; meddling; butting in
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge