yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
walking alone; walking without assistance; self-reliance; being independent; unique; matchless
giant snake; monster serpent
moving; touching; stirring
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
how; in what way; how about
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
seiken (karate proper fist); straight punch
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction