proficiency; mastery; competence; becoming proficient (in)
training; drill; practice; discipline
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
how; in what way; how about
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
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 put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
serious; not joking; straight
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
because of; owing to; due to
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam