to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to recall; to remember; to recollect
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
how; in what way; by what means
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
fair and square; open and aboveboard
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
now; the present time; just now; another; more
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve