full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun); in the ascendant
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
how; in what way; by what means
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
wrestler of the third highest rank
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
starting a business; opening a store (for the day)