companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to make an appearance; to show up
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
again; once more; a second time
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
corridor; hallway; passageway
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
ago; since; before; previous
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
door; gate; opening; title page
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
race (of people); type of person
woman; female; feminine gender
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
baton (of command); order; command; direction
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least