feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
than; from; out of; except; but; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to say; to be called; to do
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
what sort of; what kind of; what way
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
neighbouring house; neighboring house
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to write down; to record; to register
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much