request; favour (to ask); wish; please
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
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
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
these days; nowadays; recently
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
technique; art; skill; move
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
by myself; in person; by oneself
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
individual; one by one; separate; each
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently