wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest
to give a broad grin; to smirk
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
these guys; these fellows
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
low-grade prostitute; prostitute working from boats on the Sumida River
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to ask a high price; to overcharge
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to arrest; to capture; to seize
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up