governor-general; governor; viceroy
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
considerably; fairly; quite
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
beginning; outset; first; onset
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to pick up; to find; to gather
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch