outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
preface; introduction; preamble
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
carving; engraving; sculpture
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
polite; respectful; reverent
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together