like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
ishidaki; form of Edo-period torture in which the victim kneels on triangular wedges and stone slabs are placed on their lap
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
occurrence; happening; incident; event
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
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.)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty