work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
chink in the armor (armour)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
chink in the armor (armour)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
how; in what way; how about
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
adds force or indicates command
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)