to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
sword skills; swordsmanship
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
future (usually near); prospects
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
in accordance with; according to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fall; drop; descent; coming down
changing clothes; change of clothes
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)