battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
armed forces; military; troops
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to dye; to colour; to color
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
complete victory; total victory
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
how; in what way; how about
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!