king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
relation; connection; relevance
election; selection; choice
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
embodiment; realization; materialization
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
conviction; belief; confidence
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
counter for books; volume
remembrance; recollection; recognition
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to happen to have on hand or in stock