absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be hesitant; to feel timid
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
until now; so far; up to the present
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
something like ...; something called ...
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
belligerence; fighting spirit
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
even though; despite; when
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way