nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
victim; injured party; sufferer
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to say; to be pleased to say
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such ... as; or some such
nice; good; well-executed
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
at once; immediately; right now
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on