mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
certainly; surely; definitely
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
man'yōgana written in kaisho or gyōsho style
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
plain; plateau; tableland
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to be needed; to be wanted
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
small face (of a woman; generally considered attractive)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to leave as is; to ignore
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
in every case; in everything; in all matters