senior; elder; person older than oneself
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
preference; priority; precedence
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
and; thereupon; because of that
commencing with; including
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
motherland; fatherland; native country
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to accept; to receive; to agree
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over