baton (of command); order; command; direction
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
tool; implement; means; furniture
don't you think?; indicates question
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
ten; 10; ten years of age
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
war; battle; match; game; competition
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant