Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
marshy rice field or paddy
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
adds force or indicates command
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
going into battle; departure for the front
all present; all concerned; all of us
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to take back; to recapture
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
blunder; miss; slip; oversight