to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
party; set; gang; company; person
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
large amount of money; great cost
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
beyond this point; from now on; after this
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
certainly; surely; definitely
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to turn towards; to point
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
surrender (fall) of a castle