this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
match; game; bout; contest
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
servant; manservant; menial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during