one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
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.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
on countless occasions; many a time
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
-less; lacking; non-existing
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
god of the wind; wind god; Fūjin (god of the wind)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding