to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
middle of the night; dead of night
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to look around; to survey
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be needed; to be wanted
to say; to be called; to do
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
end; tip; extremities; terminal
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent