to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
scariest; most frightening
paraselene; moon dog; moondog (bright spot on either side of the Moon caused by refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but; however; even though; even if
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to collect; to assemble; to gather
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...