pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
imperial court; royal court
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
government service; official position; civil service
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
form; shape; figure; visage
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
line; queue; procession; matrix
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
but; however; provided that
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist