somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
temporary employment or employee
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
street performer (comedian)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
derailment; digression; deviation
personage; person (deserving of respect)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
reason; cause; circumstances
two persons; two people; pair; couple
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also