son and heir; son who will succeed one
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
such; like that; that sort of; very
and; thereupon; because of that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
number one; first; best; most; game; round
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
stale; hackneyed; cliched