preparation; arrangements
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
on countless occasions; many a time
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
reform; reformation; reorganization
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to sniff out; to get wind of
that is to say; so that means
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
shoji (paper sliding door)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
this and that; one thing and another