dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
price; cost; value; worth; value
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
counter for rules; rule; regulation
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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?
to be sooty; to be stained
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
how much; how many; however
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
samurai; warrior; military family