secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be remembered; to go down in history
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(not so) much; (not) very
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
private affairs; personal matter
in person; personally; directly
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just