warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
lowly person; lowliness; I
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
shopping; purchased goods
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...