tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
well-matched; suitable; becoming
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
every person; each one; everybody
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
office and rank; an official rank
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
solely; entirely; only; or
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
establishment (of a business); founding
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one