in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
at least; at most; (even) just
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
magical power; mystical force
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like