white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
now that; since; so long as; because
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
on and after; from ... onward; since
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
in the mountains; among the mountains
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
independent state; independent nation
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
pupil; disciple; follower
principal occupation; core business
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
outward appearance; apparent
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...