year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
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)
to serve; to work for; to attend
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
makyō; Chinese magic mirror; bronze mirror that projects a hidden sacred image when reflecting a beam of light
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
other side; opposite side; other party
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be worried; to be troubled
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
of course; certainly; naturally
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?