to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
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
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
commander; commanding officer; CO
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality