companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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; (musical) note; fame
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
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
although I say; although one might say; although called
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
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
suffix for familiar person
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
two persons; two people; pair; couple
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
back off!; leave me alone!
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)