thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
samurai; warrior; military family
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
I see; that's right; indeed
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
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
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
overhear; happened to hear that
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker