life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
at first; in the beginning; originally
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
personal grudge; personal enmity
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
any more; any further; any better; any longer
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to increase; to add to; to augment
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
please; somehow or other; one way or another
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be helpful; to be useful
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province; sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords; in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
1,000,000; one million; million; many
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk