anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
it's been a long time; long time no see
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
all; entire; whole; altogether
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
two legs; two feet; two pairs
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
hired thief taker (Edo period); private detective; private secret policeman
about; concerning; related to; -ish
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
having gone too far to turn back
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
had better ...; had better not ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
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)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to care for someone; to look after someone
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
seven-to-three ratio; 70-30 split; 70-30 hair part; hairstyle with hair parted in a 70-30 ratio
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition