here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
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.
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
karate practitioner; karateka
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
counter for birds or rabbits
par; equivalence; face value; parity
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful