force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mask; disguise; guise; mask
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
than; from; out of; except; but; more
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
form; shape; figure; visage
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step firmly; to harden by treading
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
acceleration; speeding up
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very