to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
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
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to recall; to remember; to recollect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to give; to do (something) for
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
difficult problem; challenge
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
good; goodness; right; virtue
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type