called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
already; now; no longer; not any more
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
notice; attention; observation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt