extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
royal capital; imperial capital
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to face; to go towards; to head towards
(political) power; authority; influence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be responsive; to show immediate results
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
plural; multiple; several
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
briskly; quickly; promptly
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt