to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to encamp; to take up a position
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
honour; honor; glory; privilege
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
long ago; a long time ago; already
commodore; brigadier general
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
about; on; regarding; per; for every
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
difference; variation; difference
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate