number one; first; best; most; game; round
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
immediately; right away; on the spot
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to serve; to work for; to attend
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
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...