the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
considerably; fairly; quite
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
how; in what way; by what means
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
in that way; thus; so; so?
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
advance payment; money paid in advance
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa