to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
form; shape; figure; visage
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
and; thereupon; because of that
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
in this way; thus; such; uh...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
honorific/polite/humble prefix
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to recall; to remember; to recollect
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right