certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to open (one's eyes) wide
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
inside one's heart; in one's mind