body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
surroundings; environs; circumference
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
conviction; belief; confidence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
drama; play; powerful drug
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to give; to do (something) for
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
again; once more; a second time