opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
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 ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
former years; formerly; a few years ago
shellfish; seashell; shell
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
again; once more; a second time
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
two persons; two people; pair; couple
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition