although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
nothing but; except; no more than
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
of course; certainly; naturally
that is to say; so that means
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to talk; to chat; to chatter
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
danger; peril; hazard; risk
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
I see; that's right; indeed
to do someone in; to bump someone off
same family (race, tribe)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
is that so?; I see; right; oh
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid