concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
nape (of the neck); nucha
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
(some) more; even more; longer; further