even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to be able to manage somehow or another
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
magic sword; cursed sword
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ; to vary; to disagree
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
should; must; -able; probably; likely
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
older brother; elder brother
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
recovery; rescue; recapture
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
master; teacher; stable master
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination