high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to make an appearance; to show up
flight; desertion; escape
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
great and splendid land (of Yamato); spiritual center of the land; one's spiritual home; excellent location; splendid place
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
older brother; elder brother
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to yearn for; to be in love with
but; however; even though; even if
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
gale; violent (strong) wind
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess