to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
people; citizens; subjects; folk
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
unexpected meeting; coincidence
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to give a broad grin; to smirk
beforehand; in advance; previously
to have a talk; to tell a story
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
surname; family name; last name
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
snake; serpent; large snake
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to send or direct a person to
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
stealthily; secretly; in secret
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre