public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
master; teacher; stable master
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
(clenched) fist; knuckles
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
how; in what way; how about
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very