to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
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)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
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; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to make sense; to be meaningful