society; the world; the times
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
while; during; while; although; all; both
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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)
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