ancient Japanese martial arts
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
although I say; although one might say; although called
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
due form; official; formality
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
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
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
how long; how much; to what extent
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
it is I who should say so
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)