either way; in any case; one way or another
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
story; tale; talk; discussion
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
danger; peril; hazard; risk
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
rebellion; great uprising
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during