reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
instead; but (on the other hand)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
expression; presentation; representation; notation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to govern; to manage; to subdue
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
plural; multiple; several
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
how many years; how long; what year
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
older sister; lass; young lady
genuine article; real thing; real deal
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
ancient time; age of the gods
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!