trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
insolent fellow; rude fellow
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.
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)