speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
calamity; misfortune; disaster
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be silent; to say nothing
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
New Year's pine decoration
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
two times; twice; two degrees
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
retiring from military service
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)