preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
expression; look; countenance; face
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...