pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to face; to go towards; to head towards
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
patience; endurance; perseverance
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
master swordsman; skilled fencer
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
since; henceforth; ever since
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
ultimate; final; last; eventual
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with