year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
in this way; thus; such; uh...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy