leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to make merry; to be festive
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
meaning; significance; sense
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to say; to be called; to do
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various