new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
great mountain; large mountain
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
after a long time; for the first time in a while
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
already; now; no longer; not any more
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy