pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
name; given name; first name
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
accession to the throne; enthronement
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to say; to tell; to state; to do
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
long-established; old-established; traditional
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
scale; scope; plan; structure
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
power; authority; jurisdiction
national defence forces; national security forces
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk