to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
master thief; notorious robber
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
two days later; day after next; next day but one
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
while; even though; despite
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
bow (of boat); prow; stem
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to send around (e.g. a car)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord