thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(large) house; residence; mansion
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic