successive generations; successive emperors
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
that is to say; so that means
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
worst; worst-case (scenario)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
fast-talking; rapid talking
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile