year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be remembered; to go down in history
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
even more; still more; further
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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 be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic