while; during; while; although; all; both
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
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.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
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
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
and; thereupon; because of that
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
armor and helmet (armour)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
seeing one off; farewell; escort
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
directions; instructions; orders; command
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to