instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
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
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Shourin; Shaolin (in China)
looking down (from the heavens); visit of a high-ranking person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
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; skill; efforts; ability
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
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, ...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...