kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
absence; disregard; indifference
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
identifying mark (esp. a mark of comradeship); mark placed where two pieces of cloth are to be sewn together (or two pieces of wood joined, etc.); verification seal; tally
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
external; superficial; outward; surface
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
glad countenance; joyful look
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
corridor; hallway; passageway
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence