great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
(not) a single person; (no) one
dilapidated house; deserted house
at first; in the beginning; originally
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
(about) ninety percent (finished, complete, etc.); nearly; almost; almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
fast asleep; dead to the world
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
head; chief; boss; leader
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
custody; detention; confinement
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to gain fame; to make one's name
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
contract; compact; agreement
to harm; to cause harm to
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically