stealthily; secretly; in secret
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
on the occasion of; at the time of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
troops; group members; team members
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
inside one's heart; in one's mind
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hey there; I say; see here
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)