to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
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.)
famous sword; excellent sword
clear autumn water; clear fall water
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
secretary; councillor; councilor
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?