to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
chance; opportunity; occasion
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
deadly serious; deadly earnest
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
(admission to the) secrets of a discipline; esoterics of a discipline
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
initiation into an art or discipline
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
failure; mistake; blunder
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog; Asiatic wild dog
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
by all means; at all costs
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire