readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
now; the present time; just now; another; more
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what
nth district of a town; nth city block
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon