the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
that is to say; so that means
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
appearance; figure; shape; form
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to be conspicuous; to stand out
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
I see; that's right; indeed
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
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
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
wandering; jobless; unemployed
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken