messenger; envoy; emissary
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to govern; to manage; to subdue
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
chance (of success); odds
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry