to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
before god; before an altar
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
custom; habit; customary practice
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
once in one's life; once in a lifetime
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
please (give me); please (do for me)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
call; summons; convening; convocation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)