until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to find out; to discover; to locate
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
princess; daughter of a nobleman
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
etiquette; courtesy; manners
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
many; numerous; various; large number of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port