cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
(your) daughter; young woman
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
(someone else's) daughter
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
tradition; legend; folklore
and yet; though; when; in spite of
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
world; society; people; the public
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole