to taste; to try (food or drink)
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
third stage; three stages
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to see; to look; to watch
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to have an idea; to have a clue
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
back country; remote countryside
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
miser; niggard; cheapskate
house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
powerful local clan; local strongman
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
old couple; elderly couple
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
perfect; just right; ideal