to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
technique; art; skill; move
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be silent; to say nothing
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
rope; cord; policeman's rope
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...