duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
under control (e.g. of territory)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
script; libretto; scenario
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
background research; research into the period
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
preference; priority; precedence
year in, year out; always; 24-7
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
progress; advance; improvement; development
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
drama; theatre; theater; play
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
bravery; courage; heroism
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
town girl; girl raised in a town
unpredictability; element of surprise