bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
that's right; yes; uh-huh
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
all present; all concerned; all of us
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
crop conditions; quality (of art)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten