various countries; various regions; various provinces
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to not believe one's ears
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
change of government; regime change
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
guess; speculation; supposition
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension