box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
near; nearby; not far off
town; city; municipal; urban
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to bring; to take; to bring about
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
same; similar; (just) like; equal
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
unique; peculiar; singular