a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
the seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that's the way it is; such is life
decision; determination; resolution
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
river; stream; River; the ... river
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
people; citizens; subjects; folk
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in comparison to; rather than
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand