main question; real issue at hand
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
district; section; sector
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
civilized person; civilized people
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
historical play; period drama
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
people; men and women; each person; everybody
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)