general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
but; however; provided that
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
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
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
fate; destiny; predestination
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned