difficult to ...; hard to ...
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
genuine article; real thing; real deal
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
clearing one's throat; cough
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
when it becomes; when it comes to
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to say; to tell; to state; to do
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
than; from; out of; except; but; more
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
immediately; at once; instantly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
late at night; small hours of the morning
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being