to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
banknote; bill; note; paper money
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
barony of the first degree; influential feudal clan
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
military forces; hosts; troops
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
in that way; thus; so; so?
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
simmer; bubble out; flow out
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on