to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
while; during; while; although; all; both
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
to leave as is; to ignore
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
considerably; greatly; a lot
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
alone; by oneself; on one's own
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part