hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to knock down; to bring down
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up