to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
I see; that's right; indeed
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in that way; thus; so; so?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ring; playing field; stadium
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
both hands; both arms; ten
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
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems