few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
long ago; already; a long time ago
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
of course; certainly; naturally
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
although I say; although one might say; although called
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
magic; sorcery; incantation
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
for example; for instance; e.g.
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly