mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to compete with; to vie for
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)