the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
split; division; break up
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to turn towards; to point
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.