daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to march in; to transfer; to send
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
hey there; I say; see here
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious