the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
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.
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire