few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
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.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
ancestor; forefather; foremother
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
appearance; figure; shape; form
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)