but; however; provided that
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
prohibition; inhibition; ban
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
technique; art; skill; move
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
at least; at most; (even) just
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
practice; practising; training; study
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
war; battle; match; game; competition
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets