even if; even though; however; no matter how
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
one's heart; at one's discretion; in one's hands
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
mistress; lover; prostitute
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
calamity; misfortune; disaster
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
the same kind; accomplice; partner
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
excellent plan; best policy
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
those (near the second person)
to concern; to be related
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
(Edo-period) account book
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
living room (Western style); sitting room
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
burglary; burglar; closet
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
sake brewer; sake brewery
to take away; to carry off
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many