something or other; one thing or another; this or that
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to complain; to make a complaint
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
without leaving any trace
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
don't you think?; indicates question
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
much less; to say nothing of
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely