a little bit; a little while
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to cease; to stop; to be over
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
weather forecast; weather report
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable