companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
only; merely; but; no more than
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history