mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
the reverse; other side; lining
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
regarding highly; attaching importance to
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to follow another's example
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
state secrets; secrets of the state
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
important matter; matters of weight
soundproofing; sound insulation
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
executives; top management; governing body
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
common humanity; shared humanity; shared by humanity