iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
shoji (paper sliding door)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
too (much); overly; excessively
people; citizens; subjects; folk
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)