counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
public holiday; celebration (of)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
library; book collection; paperback book
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
every person; each one; everybody
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to steal or sneak or slip into
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
human being; human; person; character (of a person)