the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
war; battle; match; game; competition
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
gale; violent (strong) wind
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
raging fire; conflagration
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
now; the present time; just now; another; more
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)