bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to become clear; to be made public
but; however; provided that
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
one's daughter and heiress
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...
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
I've got to be going; I must go
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
mysterious thief; phantom thief
glorious achievement; distinguished service
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to be needed; to be wanted
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem