with the exception of; excepting; excluding
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
while; during; while; although; all; both
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed