original text; source book; draft
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
multicolumn layout; column setting
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
annotation; explanatory note; comment
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
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 swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
just one person; only one
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door