original text;  source book;  draft
 one;  1;  best;  first;  foremost;  beginning;  start
 going;  travelling;  act;  action;  bank;  counter for banks;  counter for groups or parties of people
 party;  group;  troop;  one act;  one action;  one deed
 letter (of alphabet);  character;  writing
 multicolumn layout;  column setting
 step;  stair;  grade;  rank;  counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.);  dan
 chapter;  section;  medal;  badge;  insignia
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 samurai on horseback;  (medieval) knight
 indicates possessive;  nominalizes verbs and adjectives;  substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases;  (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion;  (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis;  (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
 October;  tenth month of the lunar calendar
 wall iris;  roof iris;  Iris tectorum;  fleur-de-lis
 Sunday;  day (of the month);  counter for days;  Japan
 hour;  o'clock;  (specified) time;  when ...;  during ...
 minute (unit of time);  fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
 United Kingdom;  Britain;  Great Britain;  England
 southern part;  the south (of a region)
 outskirts;  environs (of a city);  surrounding area;  surroundings
 mountain road;  mountain trail
 at;  in;  at;  when;  by;  with;  and then
 before one's eyes;  in front of one;  under one's nose;  immediate;  imminent;  around the corner
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 to spread (out);  to extend;  to stretch;  to reach to;  to get around;  to fill (e.g. a space)
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 elite;  best;  pick;  cream of the crop
 one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand;  three and a four (in dice games)
 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such);  first name;  famous;  great;  name;  noun
 those (near the second person)
 indicates direct object of action;  indicates subject of causative expression;  indicates an area traversed;  indicates time (period) over which action takes place;  indicates point of departure or separation of action;  indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters);  to bundle;  to govern;  to manage;  to fold (one's arms);  to put together (one's hands)
 man (esp. one who is well-respected);  samurai;  person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed);  member
 leader of a delegation (body, party)
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 counter for songs and poems
 original;  unique (e.g. product);  signature;  exclusive
 to clasp;  to grasp;  to hold (the answer);  to have (e.g. the solution);  to seize (power);  to hold (the reins)