class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
peasant uprising (Edo period); peasants' revolt
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
form; shape; figure; visage
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; like that; that sort of; very
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
meaning; significance; sense
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit