Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to say; to be called; to do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
to order; to command; to appoint
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)