to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; first name
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
in that way; like that; that way
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
myself; yourself; I; me; you