nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be on the right track; to be close enough
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
armor and helmet (armour)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I see; that's right!; indeed
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to repeat; to do something over again
technique; art; skill; move
(giving) instruction; initiation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
battlefield; battleground
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
until now; so far; up to the present