apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
really; truly; indeed; good grief
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
pleased to make your acquaintance
it is I who should say so
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
while; during; while; although; all; both
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
(amount of a samurai's) stipend
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...