to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be helpful; to be useful
favourite book; favorite book
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to be worried; to be troubled
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to feel; to sense; to experience
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
consequence; outcome; result; blame
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
murder; homicide; manslaughter
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to