should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
command; lead; generalship; leadership
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
should; must; -able; probably; likely
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
how; in what way; by what means
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
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
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
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.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
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
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel