this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to be surprised; to be astonished
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
match; game; bout; contest
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
technique; art; skill; move
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality