caller; visitor; company; guest
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
death from disease; death from illness
official announcement; proclamation
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
armaments; military preparations
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
political strife (antagonism, conflict)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to invite in; to show someone in
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
personal; individual; private
right (to do something); authority; power
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
that's the way it is; such is life
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
boastful speech; bragging
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough