anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
one day; (on) a certain day
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
participation; joining; entry; adherence
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting