to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
depending on; dependent on
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to stay calm; to keep cool
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
to name; to call; to christen; to term
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
transactions; dealings; business
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
written seal; stylized signature