above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
of course; certainly; naturally
on the occasion of; at the time of
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
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
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
suffix for familiar person
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
in one's hands; in one's control
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
police; police officer; police station
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)