guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
it hasn't been long since
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
consequence; outcome; result; blame
beginning; outset; first; onset
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
extreme leg-stretching exercise to increase flexibility of the crotch
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
regulation; adjustment; control
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
I see; that's right; indeed
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)