person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
fields (of rice and other crops)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
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.)
many; a lot; much; multitude
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
birth; creation; formation
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
Japan's best; number one in Japan
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
reason; cause; circumstances
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
same; similar; (just) like; equal
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
naturalization; naturalisation
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise