not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in comparison to; rather than
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
one's own handwriting; autograph
accompanying note; postscript
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
successive generations; successive emperors
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
controlling; suppressing; quelling
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
on the brink of; morning and evening; day and night
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)