important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
consequence; outcome; result; blame
myself; yourself; I; me; you
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
door; gate; opening; title page
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
March; third month of the lunar calendar
adviser; advisor; consultant
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
by myself; in person; by oneself
form; shape; figure; visage
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time