to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
exclusive; attached to; specialist
magic sword; cursed sword
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up 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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to rock; to shake; to swing
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
with a start; with a jump
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed