to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
what the hell are you saying!?
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
godparents; foster parents
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
certainly; surely; definitely
tool; implement; means; furniture
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
disturbance; riot; mayhem
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to search for; to seek for; to look for
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve