secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
in comparison to; rather than
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?