nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
technique; art; skill; move
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
training; drill; practice; discipline
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign