to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
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
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
patience; endurance; perseverance
exit; way out; outlet; vent
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
loyal retainer; loyal subject
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
I see; that's right; indeed
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly