like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
legend; folklore; tradition
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
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
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
chance; opportunity; occasion
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be found; to be discovered
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed