only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
crowing of a cock; crowing of a rooster; cockcrow; dawn; (arch.) hour of the Ox (around 2am)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
high steward; grand master
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
vice-minister; undersecretary
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
kimono and ancient head-dress
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
government service; the bureaucracy
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
charming; bewitching; coquettish
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material