to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
story; tale; talk; discussion
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
such; this sort of; like this
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
don't you think?; indicates question
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal