technique; art; skill; move
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
difference; variation; difference
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)