battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
nature; property; disposition
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be silent; to say nothing
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl