to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
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)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
everything; anything; nothing
technique; art; skill; move
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
as; because; with; due to
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
the very best; excellent; superb
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron