clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
keen eyes; piercing gaze; penetrating eyes; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
open; public; official; overt
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to accept; to receive; to agree
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
role; duty; responsibility
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
head of a group of samurai guards; head of a guard division (Edo period)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
great admiration; deep respect
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
hosho paper; emperor's message; shogun's message
report; notification; registration
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to set at naught; to ignore; to disregard