head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
all present; all concerned; all of us
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
don't you think?; indicates question
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
how; in what way; how about
adds force or indicates command
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to