place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
big match; big game; important match; important game
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
match; game; bout; contest
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
two persons; two people; pair; couple
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes