to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
pointing out; identification
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
reason; cause; circumstances
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
mobilization; mobilisation
smoothly; easily; readily
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
big talk; boasting; bragging
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
information; experience; knowledge; observation
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
albino Japanese rat snake
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous