to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
both; both sides; both parties
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting