understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
support; backing; patronage
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
name; given name; first name
for your information; I'm telling you
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
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.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to redeem (from sin); to save
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
every year; yearly; annually