assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to pass (of time); to elapse
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to need; to demand; to take; to require
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
instant; moment; for an instant
time; hour; period; class
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to speak; to hear a voice
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)