natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
cheap article; poor-quality article
to fight against; to oppose; to face
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
two equal parts; exactly two parts
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
that's a different matter; that's a different story
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?