substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
difference; discrepancy; variation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
spy; secret agent; spying
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless