chief; main; principal; important
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
military personnel; soldier
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
Mrs; Lady; Madam; your wife
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
maharaja; maharajah; nawab
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
mixed race; mixed parentage
Lanford; Langford; Rumford
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)