to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to make an appearance; to show up
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(present) head of a family
mental derangement; madness; insanity
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to collect; to assemble; to gather
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate