to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be needed; to be wanted
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to pick up; to find; to gather
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at first; in the beginning; originally
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
number one; first; best; most; game; round
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover