truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
(not saying anything) no matter what
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
simply put; putting it simply; in short
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
four-eyes; four-eyed bastard
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; license
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
recently; lately; these days
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
dealing with; coping with
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
convenient; handy; useful
spy; secret agent; spying
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear