to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
objection; dissent; protest
main; principal; chief; primary; major
place; situation; position; location
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
head of family; originator
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
hard to get; hard to come by
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
natural virtue; personal virtue
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person