to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
nice; good; well-executed
again; once more; a second time
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
instant; moment; for an instant
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing