to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
moderate faction; moderates
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to tie; to fix; to attach
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
how many years; how long; what year
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
selection; choice; option