difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
very young; little; childish; immature
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)