worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
training; drill; practice; discipline
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
great war; great battle; world war
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(some) more; even more; longer; further
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
main force; chief object; mainline
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor