to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
had better ...; had better not ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
failure; mistake; blunder
in person; personally; directly
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
two persons; two people; pair; couple
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
price; cost; value; worth; value
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
explosion; rupture; break off
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be found; to be discovered
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave