country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
man; male; masculine gender
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle