only; merely; but; no more than
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
since when; from when; how long
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
manly; masculine; like a man
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
soldier; combatant; warrior
suffix for familiar person
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to look forward to something
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)