endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
two persons; two people; pair; couple
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
both hands; both arms; ten
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards