present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
since then; from that time; ever since
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
somewhere to go; place to go
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)