stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to collect; to assemble; to gather
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
high mountain; alpine mountain
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
news; word; tidings; omen
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
for example; for instance; e.g.
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
conviction; belief; confidence