easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
please; somehow or other; one way or another
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
scoundrel; rascal; villain
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to anticipate; to foresee
to solicit; to demand; to extort
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
threatening letter; intimidating letter
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
fifth day of the month; five days
within; inside of; less than
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
consequence; outcome; result; blame
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
delivery; transfer; hand-over