to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
fort; stronghold; fortification
blood and iron; military might
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
discovery; detection; finding
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
beginning; outset; first; onset
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
simply; merely; only; solely
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
secret art; the mysteries
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
as (for); for; in the capacity of