to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
to cut downward; to slash downward
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
voice quality; type of voice
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)