devil; evil spirit; genie
murder; killing; murderer
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
sword skills; swordsmanship
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
secret technique; secret art
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
unique; peculiar; singular
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
town girl; girl raised in a town
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt