to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
son of a bitch; piece of shit
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
origin; source; beginning; starting point
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt