country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
having an ancient and honorable origin
unmarried; not yet married
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
participation; joining; entry; adherence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
several times; a few times
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
the opposite sex; isomerism
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)