meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to collect; to assemble; to gather
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to return to where one came from; to return to one's parents' home (after a divorce or separation)
just because; even if; even though
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to face; to go towards; to head towards
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)