yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
adds force or indicates command
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing