one day; (on) a certain day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
gambling den; gambling house
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
woman; female; feminine gender
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
genius; prodigy; natural gift
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to take back; to recapture
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)