martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
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
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to put one's strength into
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
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 fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
release; emission; ejection
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery