in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
concealment; suppression; hiding
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
social status; social position
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to pick up; to find; to gather
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
small fraction; small proportion
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
air hole; windhole; ventilator
of course; certainly; naturally
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
while; during; while; although; all; both
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going