please; somehow or other; one way or another
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to fight to the bitter end
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
murder; killing; murderer
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
evening meal; supper; dinner
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
at the last moment; this late in the game
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
not caring; not giving a damn
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected