I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
becoming a lordless samurai
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you