halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
fourth day of the month; four days
hard to reach place; remote place
to summon; to get used to call
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
journey; route of a journey
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
evening meal; supper; dinner
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
hidden room; secret chamber
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
ninja house; ninja residence
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
one's family; family member
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
triangle; triangular shape
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
perception; sensing; noticing
to make one's own; to take possession of
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run