he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
many; numerous; various; large number of
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to gain fame; to make one's name
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
3000; three thousand; many
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
while; during; while; although; all; both
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Ministry of Justice (in Tang dynasty China)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
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)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
influence; clout; leverage
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
member of shogun's council of elders
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lightly deep-fried (food, esp. tofu)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing