plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how; in what way; by what means
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
no!; no no!; no, not at all