altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
in that way; thus; so; so?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sorry; excuse me; thank you
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
successively; one after another
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
God; god; ace; king; superior person
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(period of) a year; during an era
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
don't you think?; indicates question
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift