interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
audience (with a person of high standing)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
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
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
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
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
two persons; two people; pair; couple
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)