one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); chloride
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 leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
The Sword of Doom (1966 film)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")