back country; remote countryside
to claim victims; to cause casualties
legendary beast; magical beast
manners and customs; folkways; usage
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
fudoki; description of regional climate, culture, etc.
armed forces; military; troops
powerful family; powerful clan
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
innermost depths of one's heart
mercy; merciful heart; charity
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
same family (race, tribe)
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
clearing a mission; mission cleared
turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached
(not) so much; (not) that much
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
simmer; bubble out; flow out
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness