to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
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)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
adds force or indicates command
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
everything; anything; nothing
technique; art; skill; move
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that is to say; so that means
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver