in person; personally; directly
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to entrust; to leave to a person
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
urgency; exigency; emergency
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
several years; a few years
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk