with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
else; in addition; besides
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
how much; how many; to what extent
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
from here; from this place
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to be silent; to say nothing
to accept; to receive; to agree
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well