family; relatives; dependents; household
magic; sorcery; incantation
powerful person; influential person
oppression; suppression; pressure
to claim victims; to cause casualties
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
wandering; roaming; drifting
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to have the privilege of doing
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
two colours; two varieties; two types
ground glass; frosted glass
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to melt together; to blend together
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
in accordance with; according to
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
ideal; fit; fitted; fitting; suitable
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
protuberant; paunchy; idly
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling