nothing but; except; no more than
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
for this very reason; that is exactly why
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
contradiction; inconsistency
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
observation; survey; watching
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
experiment; experimentation
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes