indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
chain mail (armor, armour)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
time; hour; period; class
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to set on fire; to ignite
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country