front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
smoothly; easily; readily
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
national holiday; festival day
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
other; another; over; more than; I; me