wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
how; in what way; how about; questionable
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
in proportion to; according to; depending on
sanity; consciousness; soberness
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
-less; lacking; non-existing
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
tenement house; row house
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
to be the ruin of (a person)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?