nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
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
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly