Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
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 visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to search for; to seek for; to look for
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
mixed colour (color); compound colour (color)
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect