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
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
number one; first; best; most; game; round
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation