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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
than; from; out of; except; but; more
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
opinion; intention; thought
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
ago; since; before; previous
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt