ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to watch for an unguarded moment
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
glad countenance; joyful look
to consent to; to assent to
retainer; vassal; servant
generation; lifetime; age
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
rare article; rare utensil
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
clothes worn by the nobility when attending Court
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
guard; sentinel; garrison
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
everyday affairs; mundane matters; popular usage
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
honour; honor; glory; privilege
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit