still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to make an appearance; to show up
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
from here; from this place
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
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
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
spy; secret agent; spying
under the orders of; by order (command)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to take back; to recapture
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
had better ...; had better not ...
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
by means of; due to; because of; according to
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō