old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
chief actor (e.g. of a kabuki play)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
in the future; another day; later
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
but; however; even though; even if
righteousness; justice; right
a long time ago; in those days
something like ...; something called ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very