sword play; samurai drama
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
programme; program; plans; arrangements
remote mountain; mountain recesses
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to serve; to work for; to attend
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
samurai; warrior; military family
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to have an eye on; to zero in on