opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
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)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
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.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...