above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
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)
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 swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
until now; so far; up to the present
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cloth (esp. cloth made from fibers of the paper mulberry tree)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
in that way; thus; so; so?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it is not (like that) either