as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
beginning; outset; first; onset
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
existence; being; presence
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
that day; the very same day
sword skills; swordsmanship
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
the front; honest; upright; decent
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
even though; despite; when
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible