head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
preference; priority; precedence
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to be transparent; to show through
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
one's physical safety; personal security
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up