first generation; founder
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
tradition; legend; folklore
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in that way; thus; so; so?
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
adds force or indicates command
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
princess; daughter of a nobleman
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that