serious; not joking; straight
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
companion; company; tritagonist
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring