to feel oneself indebted to
traveler; traveller; stranger
to be found; to be discovered
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
retainer; vassal; servant
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
just because; even if; even though
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
special training; intensive training; crash course
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do