direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
if you do this; if this is the case
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
name; given name; first name
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
draw (in competition); tie game
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
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
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
to force to do; to compel