far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
long-established; old-established; traditional
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
fair and square; open and aboveboard
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
pose (in kabuki); posture
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)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation