which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
practice; practising; training; study
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river