state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
two persons; two people; pair; couple
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
steamship; steamboat; steamer
charcoal; charred remains
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
rust-proofing; anti-corrosive
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
coating (esp. lacquering)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
tenth day of the month; ten days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
until now; so far; up to the present
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict