friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
war; fighting; fierce competition
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
good (place to leave off); convenient
evening meal; dinner; supper
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
closing time; lockup; curfew
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
caustic words; defiant words
healthy; sound; wholesome
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to blame; to find fault with
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way