in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
armory; armoury; ordnance department
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be silent; to say nothing
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to do for (the sake of someone else)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)