closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
time; hour; period; class
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
club activities; extracurricular activities
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
headquarters; head office; main office
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
martial arts demonstration; martial arts training
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
witnessing; observing; sighting
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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 pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
ten; 10; ten years of age
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)