fate; destiny; predestination
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
father; dad; husband; you; he
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
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.)
scariest; most frightening
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
advanced level; high grade; senior
the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)