once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to serve; to work for; to attend
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
how many people; a number of people
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
household economy; family finances
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances