great actor; famous actor; star
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
debut; initial stage appearance
dramatic role for child; child actor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
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
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
no!; no no!; no, not at all
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various