town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
very young; little; childish; immature
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
rare; extraordinary; singular
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
long (time that has passed); old (story)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
very good luck; excellent fortune
to read (a person's) physiognomy
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
rule over the whole country
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
together; mutually; fellow
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)