castle (in place names); castle; fortress
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
good; goodness; right; virtue
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
name; given name; first name
counter for chairs or seats
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
although I say; although one might say; although called
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
battlefield; battleground
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service