or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
now; the present time; just now; another; more
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
boy; son; baby boy; young man
together; at the same time; same; identical
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally