head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
while; during; while; although; all; both
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
of course; certainly; naturally
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
prohibition; inhibition; ban
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to shake off; to throw off
sorry; excuse me; thank you
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
automatic; intransitive verb
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence