(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be too late; to be too slow
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
full view; plain sight; completely visible
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart