that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to rush over; to run up to
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
you; (arch.) your residence
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
government office; public office
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
Japanese person; Japanese people
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon