eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
pleased to make your acquaintance
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
modesty; humility; being humble
southern part; the south (of a region)
hard to reach place; remote place
superiority complex; sense of superiority
seeing clearly; (gods or Buddha) bearing witness (of)
circular window; round window
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
upper reaches of a river; upstream
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
alert status; emergency alert
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
column of water; water column
Julian; Julien; Jullian; Jurian
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind