castle (in place names); castle; fortress
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
instant; moment; for an instant
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
all night long; all through the night
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
rare (or peculiar) animal
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
name; given name; first name