meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
disciple; pupil; follower
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unexpected meeting; coincidence
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
same; similar; (just) like; equal
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
high prices of commodities
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
street performer (comedian)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
town girl; girl raised in a town
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts