to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
imperial throne; the Crown
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)