house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
everything; anything; nothing
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
chair; stool; post; office; position
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
matter of time; question of time
all (there is); as long as there is
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river