often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
the shogunate (administration)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
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)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
by means of; due to; because of; according to
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
shellfish; seashell; shell
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)