to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
participation; joining; entry
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
man; male; masculine gender
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
mask; striking the head (kendo)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?