coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
reason; cause; circumstances
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
-less; lacking; non-existing
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
two persons; two people; pair; couple
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building