official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
honorific/polite/humble prefix
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
next term; next period; next version; next release
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
breath; breathing; tone; mood
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover