idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
invisibly; secretly; privately
considerably; fairly; quite
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
patient; unhurried; leisurely
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to face; to go towards; to head towards
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
member of shogun's council of elders
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
I see; that's right; indeed
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
how; in what way; how about; questionable
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
other than; excluding; without