confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
attendance; presence; appearance
feudal retainer or warrior
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
hey there; I say; see here
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to pass (of time); to elapse
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
because of; owing to; due to
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
everything; anything; nothing
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
anything and everything; just about everything
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
while; during; while; although; all; both