quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
personal (employee); employed; retained
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
military station; post; quarters; police station (early Meiji era)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to gather; to collect; to assemble
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly