what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
military family; warrior class
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
garden watchman; garden keeper; guard of the inner garden
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be helpful; to be useful
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done