tradition; legend; folklore
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
body; group; party; company; troupe
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach