I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
by means of; due to; because of; according to
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)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing