(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
a long time ago; long ago
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
emphasizes direct object of action
to pluck; to pick; to tear
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to be called; to do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to pass (of time); to elapse
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
something; some kind of; for some reason
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality