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.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
murder; homicide; manslaughter
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
in succession; one by one
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
even if; even though; however; no matter how
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...