village headman; village mayor
accurate; correct; precise; exact
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
to be led by; to be headed by
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
surname; family name; last name
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
source of information; intelligence source; message source
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
pretension; conceit; hubris
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to run about; to rush about
folklore studies; folkloristics
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes