how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
relatively; comparatively
to think too much; to be over-concerned
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
at a young age; while still young
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
having an ancient and honorable origin
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
much less; to say nothing of
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
Saitama (city, prefecture)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
it is I who should say so
to live; to make a living; to get on with