battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
himself; yourself; herself
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
information bureau; intelligence department
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
I see; that's right; indeed
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with