unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
how; in what way; by what means
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
maid; helper; help; assistance
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
historical play; period drama
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
than; from; out of; except; but; more
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
considerably; fairly; quite
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose