to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
for today; for the time being
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to draw back; to leave (the area)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
striking with the back of the sword
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime