travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
company president; manager; director
perfect; complete; flawless
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
powerful person; influential person
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
waste of time; killing time
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
food; food products; foodstuffs
manufacture and sales; vertical integration
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
second day of the month; two days
continuation; succession; series
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to see through; to see the true nature of something
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
at work; in the midst of work; working
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
story; tale; talk; discussion
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
I see; that's right; indeed
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion