friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
transactions; dealings; business
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
how many years; how long; what year
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to live; to make a living; to get on with
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)