sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
two (long cylindrical things)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
how; in what way; by what means
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)