martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
attending (upon); keeping another company
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
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
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.
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
discovery; detection; finding
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)