to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
painter; artist; illustrator
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
master swordsman; skilled fencer
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
had better ...; had better not ...
suffix for familiar person
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
then; well; so; well then
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong