to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
serious; not joking; straight
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
nee-naw (sound of an emergency vehicle siren); wee-woo
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
this occasion; at this time; now
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
sword skills; swordsmanship
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to take (be in) charge of