act of mercy; helping another person
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
many; much; plenty; hardly
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
don't you think?; indicates question
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)