hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
legend; folklore; tradition
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ruler's orders; master's orders
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pass (of time); to elapse
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
lord; nobleman; daimyo; dignitary; master
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
will (esp. of shogun); decree; emperor's wishes
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why; how; for what reason
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you