please (give me); please (do for me)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be helpful; to be useful
no!; no no!; no, not at all
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
than; from; out of; except; but; more
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to become pale; to turn pale
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to be needed; to be wanted
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
Nagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be surprised; to be astonished
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money