to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
setting on fire; setting afire
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount