large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
technique; art; skill; move
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
people; citizens; subjects; folk
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
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
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
many; a lot; much; multitude
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
meaning; significance; sense
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
big catch (fishing); good haul
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
in comparison to; rather than
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
failure; mistake; blunder
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
of course; certainly; naturally
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable