nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
whispering into a person's ear
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to look around; to survey
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to check; to stop; to keep back
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
quick work; (clever) feat
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to add (to); to add on; to append