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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
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 go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
how; in what way; how about
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
Shourin; Shaolin (in China)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
match; game; bout; contest
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
after all; because; but; even; too; as well