20 years old; (arch.) twenty
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to serve; to work for; to attend
now; the present time; just now; another; more
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
these guys; these fellows
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
so; like this; in this way
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
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 ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)