three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
big man; large man; tall man; giant
plump; with a thud; heavily
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
sternum; breastplate; plastron
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(social) class; rank; grade
companion; partner; spouse
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
pleased to make your acquaintance
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
two (long cylindrical things)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
the current ...; this; today's ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
fixtures; furnishings; equipment