name; given name; first name
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
occupation; calling; livelihood
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to attempt; to test; to try out
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
early (days); initial stage; initial
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
exactly as stated; verbatim
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
being argued into silence; being left speechless
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to do together; to share; to participate in
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
first month of the lunar calendar; January
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to be needed; to be wanted
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to entertain; to make welcome
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
it is I who should say so
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to say; to be called; to do