one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ninth month of the lunar calendar; September
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki
unusual form; different shape; variant (e.g. kanji, kana)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
(present) head of a family
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
war; battle; match; game; competition
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...