one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
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)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
technique; art; skill; move
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
messenger; envoy; emissary
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(not) a single person; (no) one
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing