white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
groundless rumor (rumour)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
otherwise; or else; if not
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
spare time; free time; leisure
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
though; notwithstanding; although
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)