expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
magistrate; shogunate administrator
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
at your own discretion; as you see fit
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
companion; company; tritagonist
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)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
father; dad; husband; you; he
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
transactions; dealings; business
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
determination; resolution
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of