attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
rather; sooner; preferably
no!; no no!; no, not at all
thought; consideration; thinking
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
selection; choice; option
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
when it becomes; when it comes to
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
loser; defeated person; the defeated
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
by any means, fair or foul
to kill; to choke the life out of
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to serve; to work for; to attend
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
reaching; attaining; arrival
to bring; to take; to bring about