to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
way (of doing); manner; method; means
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(some) more; even more; longer; further
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
young master; young gentleman
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
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
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
stature; build; height; size; physique
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...