only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to say; to be called; to do
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
lidded; covered; container with a lid
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
time around sunset; early evening
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
burglary; burglar; closet
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to employ; to hire; to charter
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
I see; that's right; indeed
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length