to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to employ; to hire; to charter
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
connections; contacts; influence
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
society; the world; the times
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case