ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
one's original family name; maiden name
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(not) even once; (not) ever
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
pattern maker (for clothing); fashion designer
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
originally; by nature; from the start