instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Shourin; Shaolin (in China)
looking down (from the heavens); visit of a high-ranking person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to win and advance to the next round
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
don't you think?; indicates question
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...