novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
array; muster; line-up; full force
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
discovery; detection; finding
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
while; during; while; although; all; both
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery