isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
transexual; gender swap (in fan fiction, etc.); genderswap; total station; tracking stock
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
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
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
personal (employee); employed; retained
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
depiction; description; portrayal
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
psychological description
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
evident; plain; distinct; clear
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little