ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
gesture; sign; hand signal
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
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)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
arista; awn; (grain) beard
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly