country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
had better ...; had better not ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
please (give me); please (do for me)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to hide; to conceal oneself
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
two times; twice; two degrees
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience