to be found; to be discovered
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
don't you think?; indicates question
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
black kite (Milvus migrans)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
hey there; I say; see here
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
arm; skill; efforts; ability
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext