to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
marker; signpost; guide pole; levelling pole (surveying)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
possession; occupation; occupancy
interpreter (in the Edo period)
training; education; development; cultivation
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg); tonne
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
commander; commanding officer; CO
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
government; administration
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
commandant; commanding officer; general
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
situation; business climate; outlook
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk