skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
such; like that; that sort of; very
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(someone else's) daughter
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
power; might; authority; influence
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
striking with the back of the sword
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to be silent; to say nothing
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
verbal message; word (from someone)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour