method; process; manner; way; means; technique
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to look forward to something
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to dye; to colour; to color
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be conspicuous; to stand out
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
name; given name; first name
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn