to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
I see; that's right; indeed
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
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 act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
venue (for judo, kendo, etc.); (boxing) ring
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
both hands; both arms; ten
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
posture; position; stance
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems