show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
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 make a decision; to decide
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
magistrate; shogunate administrator
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
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 a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
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
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
transactions; dealings; business
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
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; 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 (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
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
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 possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)