Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
military camp; barracks; camping
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
news; word; tidings; omen
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to state; to express; to mention
in this manner; in this way; like this
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
considerably; greatly; a lot
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
another method; another problem
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
talk; story; conversation
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
situation; developments; outcome
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
(by force of) circumstances
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
view (of life, etc.); outlook
to bring back; to restore
programme; program; plans; arrangements
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances