garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
at that time; in those days
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
of course; certainly; naturally
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
wherein; therein; thereinto
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)