to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
black-market lending; illegal loan
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
all over; all over the place; everywhere
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)