thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
misleading; misdirecting; leading astray
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
cross; crossed; cruciform
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...