adds force or indicates command
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
sincere; earnest; serious
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey there; I say; see here
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
second (unit of time); arc second
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
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.)
field; plain; prairie; moor
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then