truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to attempt; to test; to try out
singularity; singular point
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
please; somehow or other; one way or another
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
mask; disguise; guise; mask
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny