pupil; disciple; follower
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
such; like that; that sort of; very
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
wide difference; a world of difference
and yet; though; when; in spite of
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
price; cost; value; worth; value
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
when it becomes; when it comes to
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate