to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
will not do; do not; does not
prohibition; ban; embargo
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
use; utilization; utilisation; application
together with; same; both; all; including ...
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
reorganization; reorganisation
group of mountain nomads (in Japan); group of mountain people; the Sanka
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
writing with the brush in one's mouth; foreword; preface; affidavit; written confession (of a commoner in the Edo period)
joint; seam; joining point
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted