name; given name; first name
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
telephone call; telephone (device)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
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
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to subsist; to keep on living
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
myself; yourself; I; me; you
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
development; exploitation
acceleration; speeding up