observation; survey; watching
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
all; entire; whole; altogether
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to discuss; to talk together
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
prejudice; bias; distorted view
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion