battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
great swordsman; master fencer
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!