Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
procession of oiran through a red-light district (e.g. to meet a regular client; during the Edo period)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
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
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; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
yen (currency of Japan); 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)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
basking in the sun; sunbathing
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
everything; anything; nothing
technique; art; skill; move
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; 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
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
(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 on one's liver
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
the very best; excellent; superb
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world