gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
account book; register; ledger
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
name; given name; first name
yen (currency of Japan); circle
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
member of shogun's council of elders
very important person; super star; super big shot
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)