lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
movie; film; motion picture
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
acquaintance; close friend
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
talking while standing; standing around talking
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
member of shogun's council of elders
amber; bright golden yellow
confections; sweets; candy; cake
headquarters (on the battlefield); direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
scene; sight; scenario; setting
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
again and again; repeatedly
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...