portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
believable; credible; trustworthy
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
business discussion; negotiation
unruly (e.g. of a child); unyielding; disobedient; strong-willed
beginning; clue; starting point
useful thing; usable article
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
nesting hole; burrow; den
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
offering a full report to a superior
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to make one's own; to take possession of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
bunch of flowers; bouquet
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
one by one; in detail; minutely
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
(not) a single person; (no) one
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
inside the encampment; within the camp
depending on; dependent on
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
platform; home; home base; home plate