near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
breath; breathing; tone; mood
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
insubordination; outlawry
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to grill again; to rehash
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
disciple; pupil; follower
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
teachings conveyed by the gods
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to serve; to work for; to attend