distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
number; number plate; license plate
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
(right at the) side; just beside
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
plateau; tableland; eminence
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
favourite horse; favorite horse
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)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve