I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
headquarters (on the battlefield); direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate