not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
woman; female; feminine gender
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
row house built on top of a castle wall; row houses surrounding a main residence; having great knowledge about Buddhism; Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
doing something frantically; frantic state
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon