teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to become better; to improve
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in that manner; like that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
if it is the case that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")