1st quarter of moon; crescent moon
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be too numerous; to be too much
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
sword skills; swordsmanship
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
originally; by nature; from the start
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
evildoers being rampant and roaming at will
jumping about; rampancy; domination
epilogue; postscript; envoi
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged