truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
chink in the armor (armour)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
chink in the armor (armour)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
how; in what way; how about
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
is that so?; I see; right; oh
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt