companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to say; to be called; to do
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
lineage; pedigree; family line
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
household; home; family; housekeeping
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
war; battle; match; game; competition
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)