but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
memories; recollections; reminiscence
reality; actuality; hard fact
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to have an idea; to have a clue
war; fighting; fierce competition
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
in comparison to; rather than
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river