advantage; benefit; profit; interest
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
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 swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
remote mountain; mountain recesses
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
how; in what way; how about; questionable
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.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
why; how; for what reason
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
all present; all concerned; all of us
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning