easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
don't you think?; indicates question
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
because of; owing to; due to
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
evening; last night; yesterday evening
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
story; tale; talk; discussion
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
chief vassal; senior statesman