settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
death penalty; capital punishment
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
in the future; another day; later
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
living; lifestyle; living room
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
(United States of) America; USA
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
small number; few; minority
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence